Making use of the exact solutions of the N = 2 supersymmetric gauge theories we construct new classes of superconformal field theories (SCFTs) by fine-tuning the moduli parameters and bringing the theories to critical points. SCFTs we have constructed represent universality classes of the 4-dimensional N = 2 SCFTs.
Recently Witten proposed to consider elliptic genus in N = 2 superconformal field theory to understand the relation between N = 2 minimal models and Landau-Ginzburg theories. In this paper we first discuss the basic properties satisfied by elliptic genera in N = 2 theories. These properties are confirmed by some fundamental class of examples.Then we introduce a generic procedure to compute the elliptic genera of a particular class of orbifold theories, i.e. the ones orbifoldized by e 2πiJ 0 in the Neveu-Schwarz sector.This enables us to calculate the elliptic genera for Landau-Ginzburg orbifolds. When the Landau-Ginzburg orbifolds allow an interpretation as target manifolds with SU (N ) holonomy we can compare the expressions with the ones obtained by orbifoldizing tensor products of N = 2 minimal models. We also give sigma model expressions of the elliptic genera for manifolds of SU (N ) holonomy.
We present simple observations on the topological nature of N=2 superconformal field theories. We point out that under a suitable redefinition of the energy-momentum tensor the central charge of N=2 theory vanishes and the theory is transformed into a topological quantum field theory. BRST invariant observables are given by chiral primary fields. We also discuss the relevant perturbations of N=2 and SU(2) coset models.
We discuss the topological CP 1 model which consists of the holomorphic maps from Riemann surfaces onto CP 1 . We construct a large-N matrix model which reproduces precisely the partition function of the CP 1 model at all genera of Riemann surfaces. The action of our matrix model has the form Tr V (M ) = −2Tr M (log M − 1) + 2 t n,P Tr M n (log M −c n )+ 1/n·t n−1,Q Tr M n (c n = n 1 1/j) where M is an N × N hermitian matrix and t n,P (t n,Q ), (n = 0, 1, 2 · · ·) are the coupling constants of the n-th descendant of the puncture (Kähler) operator.
Finite-size scaling analysis is performed for one-dimensional Bose and Fermi systems with long-range interaction g/r 2 , based on the exact solution of Sutherland. The low-energy behavior of this model is shown to be described by the c ™ 1 conformal field theory. Exact formulas for various correlation exponents are obtained. At a special point g a== 4, the model belongs to the same universality class as the Haldane-Shastry model, the effective theory of which is the level-1 SU(2) Kac-Moody theory. PACS numbers: 67.20.+k, 05.30.Fk, 05.30.Jp, 05.70.Jk Recent advances in (l + l)-dimensional conformal field theory have enabled us to give the microscopic description of a large class of quantum liquids in one dimension (ID). The class of quantum liquids with U(l) symmetry is classified as the Luttinger liquid in the continuum limit [1]. The quantum systems studied so far in conformal field theory, however, have been restricted mainly to those
with short-range interaction and little is known concerning the conformal properties of the long-rangeinteraction case. More recently, the excitation spectra of the Heisenberg chain with inverse-square long-range interaction have been investigated in detail [2,3] and this model is shown to be described by the c -1 SU(2) Kac-Moody theory in the continuum limit [4]. Motivated by this work, in the present paper we perform the finite-size scaling analysis for ID Bose and Fermi systems with long-range interaction of the g/r 2 type which were solved by Sutherland [5]. The conformal anomaly and the conformal dimensions are obtained exactly. Various correlation exponents depending on the interaction strength g are computed for both Bose and Fermi systems. This quantum liquid is shown to be a typical example of the Luttinger liquid.We consider a 1D quantum system of circumference L under periodic boundary conditions. The Hamiltonian in coordinate space is *1 J brf j>i
Using recently proposed soliton equations we derive a basic identity for the scaling violation of N = 2 supersymmetric gauge theoriesHere F is the prepotential, a i 's are the expectation values of the scalar fields in the vector multiplet, u = 1/2 Tr φ 2 and b 1 is the coefficient of the one-loop β-function. This equation holds in the Coulomb branch of all N = 2 supersymmetric gauge theories coupled with massless matter.
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