2d SCFTs from M2-branes

被引:15
作者
Hori, Kentaro [1 ]
Park, Chan Y. [2 ]
Tachikawa, Yuji [1 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tokyo, Inst Phys & Math Universe, Kashiwa, Chiba 2778583, Japan
[2] CALTECH, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
[3] Univ Tokyo, Dept Phys, Fac Sci, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 1330022, Japan
来源
JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS | 2013年 / 11期
关键词
Supersymmetric gauge theory; Field Theories in Lower Dimensions; Extended Supersymmetry; M-Theory; FIELD-THEORIES; SYMMETRY; BRANES;
D O I
10.1007/JHEP11(2013)147
中图分类号
O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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摘要
We consider the low-energy limit of the two-dimensional theory on k M2-branes suspended between a straight M5-brane and a curved M5-brane. We argue that it is described by an N=(2,2) supersymmetric gauge theory with no matter fields but with a non-trivial twisted superpotential, and also by an N=(2,2) supersymmetric Landau-Ginzburg model, such that the (twisted) superpotentials are determined by the shape of the M5-branes. We find particular cases realize Kazama-Suzuki models. Evidence is provided by the study of ground states, chiral rings, BPS spectra and S-2 partition functions of the systems.
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