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SMTP 6 HW

This document describes a homework assignment involving N=(2,2) supersymmetric gauge theories in three dimensions. It includes: 1) A Lagrangian for a free N=(2,2) vector multiplet and adding a Fayet-Iliopoulos term which is shown to preserve SUSY. 2) Adding two chiral multiplets charged under the U(1) gauge symmetry. Solving the D-term equations of motion to determine the relative signs of parameters for a solution. 3) Checking whether the sum and product of two chiral superfields transform chirally under N=(2,2) SUSY.

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SMTP 6 HW

This document describes a homework assignment involving N=(2,2) supersymmetric gauge theories in three dimensions. It includes: 1) A Lagrangian for a free N=(2,2) vector multiplet and adding a Fayet-Iliopoulos term which is shown to preserve SUSY. 2) Adding two chiral multiplets charged under the U(1) gauge symmetry. Solving the D-term equations of motion to determine the relative signs of parameters for a solution. 3) Checking whether the sum and product of two chiral superfields transform chirally under N=(2,2) SUSY.

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Homework Set 6 (SPA7031U/P)

Assigned: 16/2/18
Due: At the beginning of the sixth lecture on 22/2/18.

1. Consider a free N = (2, 2) U (1) gauge multiplet with Lagrangian


Z  
1 4 a 1 1 a 00 0a 0 3i 0 3i 0 3 2
Lvec = d θΣ Σa = 2 − x xa + x xa + λ̄λ − λ̄ λ + D
3g 2 3g 2 2 2 2
1 1 0a 0 1
= 2 x xa + iλ̄λ0 + D2 . (1.1)
g 2 2
Add to the Lagrangian the following deformation
Z
δL = −ζ dθ̄σ a dθΣa = ζD , (1.2)

where
1 1
Σa = D̄α σαβ
a
Dβ V = −xa + iθσ a λ̄ + iθ̄σ a λ − θ̄σ a θD + abc θ̄σ b θx0c + θ̄2 · θσ a λ0
2 2
1 2 a 0 1 2 2 00a
− θ · θ̄σ λ̄ + θ θ̄ x . (1.3)
2 4
The deformation in (1.2) is referred to as a “Fayet-Iliopoulos term” (usually called an FI
term for short).

(a) [8 points] Using the N = (2, 2) supercharges, Qα and Q̄α , explicitly check that (1.2)
is SUSY invariant when integrated over t.

(b) [4 points] Give an argument why (1.2) is SUSY invariant just using dimensional
analysis (i.e., do not explicitly use the supercharges). To do this, set ∂t and the gauge
field to have scaling dimension 1. Then, use the fact that the supercharges have scaling
dimension 1/2.

(c) [4 points] Consider adding two chiral multiplets charged under the U (1) gauge symmetry
2 Z 2 
X
2 2 2qV
X i i
Lchiral = − d θd θ̄Φ̄i e |Dt φi |2 + ψi Dt ψ̄i − Dt ψi ψ̄i + |Fi |2 − q 2 xa xa |φi |2
Φi =
i=1 i=1
2 2
√ √ q 
+ qxa ψi σ a ψ̄i − 2qiφ̄i λψi − 2qiφi λ̄ψ̄i − D|φi |2 . (1.4)
2
6 0. What should the relative signs of ζ
Solve the equations of motion for D keeping ζ =
and q be in order for there to be a solution to the equation D = 0? What is the resulting
geometry? Be sure to take U (1) gauge transformations into account.

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2. [4 points] Recall that a chiral superfield of N = (2, 2) SUSY, ϕ(t, θα , y), (with y an
appropriate combination of t, θα , and θ̄α ) can be defined as a representation of N = (2, 2)
that has the following component expansion
√ α
ϕ(t, y) = φ(t, y) + 2θ ψα (t, y) + θα θα F (t, y) , (1.5)

Suppose we have two chiral superfields ϕ1 (t, θ, y) and ϕ2 (t, θ, y). Check whether ϕ1 (t, θ, y) +
ϕ2 (t, θ, y) and ϕ1 (t, θ, y)ϕ2 (t, θ, y) are chiral by trying to expand them as in (1.5).

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