New N = 2 superconformal field theories in four dimensions

Philip C. Argyres; M. Ronen Plesser; Nathan Seiberg; Edward Witten

doi:10.1016/0550-3213(95)00671-0

New N = 2 superconformal field theories in four dimensions

Philip C. Argyres
, M. Ronen Plesser
, Nathan Seiberg
, Edward Witten

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Abstract

New examples of N = 2 supersymmetric conformal field theories are found as fixed points of SU(2) N = 2 supersymmetric QCD. Relations among the scaling dimensions of their relevant chiral operators, global symmetries, and Higgs branches are understood in terms of the general structure of relevant deformations of non-trivial N = 2 conformal field theories. The spectrum of scaling dimensions found are all those compatible with relevant deformations of a y² = x³ singular curve.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	71-84
Number of pages	14
Journal	Nuclear Physics B
Volume	461
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0550-3213(95)00671-0
State	Published - Feb 19 1996
Externally published	Yes

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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