Thermodynamics of SU(2) N=2 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory

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Paik, Steve [1 ]
Yaffe, Laurence G. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Washington, Dept Phys, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
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JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS | 2010年 / 01期
关键词
Supersymmetry and Duality; Thermal Field Theory; Supersymmetric Effective Theories; NONHOLOMORPHIC CORRECTIONS; SYMMETRY-BREAKING; HIGH-TEMPERATURE; LEADING-ORDER; FREE-ENERGY; DUALITY; SUPERSPACE; ORIGIN; PLASMA; QCD;
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10.1007/JHEP01(2010)059
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O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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摘要
The thermodynamics of four-dimensional SU(2) N = 2 super-Yang-Mills theory is examined in both high and low temperature regimes. At low temperatures, compelling evidence is found for two distinct equilibrium states related by a spontaneously broken discrete R-symmetry. These equilibrium states exist because the quantum moduli space of the theory has two singular points where extra massless states appear. At high temperature, a unique R-symmetry-preserving equilibrium state is found. Discrepancies with previous results in the literature are explained.
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