Large N phase transitions in supersymmetric Chern-Simons theory with massive matter

被引：16

作者：

Barranco, Alejandro ^{[1
,2
]}

Russo, Jorge G. ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Barcelona, Fac Fis, ECM Dept, Marti Franques 1, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain

[2] Univ Barcelona, Fac Fis, Inst Sci Cosmos, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain

[3] ICREA, Barcelona 08010, Spain

来源：

JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS | 2014年 / 03期

关键词：

Matrix Models; Extended Supersymmetry; Supersymmetry and Duality;

D O I：

10.1007/JHEP03(2014)012

中图分类号：

O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

We study three-dimensional N - 2 U(N) Chern-Simons theory on S-3 coupled to 2N(f) chiral multiplets deformed by mass terms. The partition function localizes to a matrix integral, which can be exactly computed in the large N limit. In a specific decompactification limit, the theory exhibits quantum (third-order) phase transitions at finite critical values of the coupling. The theory presents three phases when 0 < N-f < N and two phases when N-f >= N. The vacuum expectation value of the supersymmetric circular Wilson loop has a discontinuity in the first derivative.

引用

页数：15

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