Instantons and (super-) symmetry breaking in (2+1) dimensions

Ian Affleck; Jeffrey Harvey; Edward Witten

doi:10.1016/0550-3213(82)90277-2

Instantons and (super-) symmetry breaking in (2+1) dimensions

Ian Affleck
, Jeffrey Harvey
, Edward Witten

Physics

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The connection between instantons and the breaking of supersymmetry and ordinary symmetries is studied in a variety of (2+1)-dimensional gauge theories.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	413-439
Number of pages	27
Journal	Nuclear Physics, Section B
Volume	206
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0550-3213(82)90277-2
State	Published - Oct 18 1982

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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