A Nonrenormalization theorem for the d = 1, N=8 vector multiplet

Jun, 1997
16 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.D 56 (1997) 8045-8052
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Report number:
  • RU-97-50

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Abstract:
Sigma models describing low energy effective actions on D0-brane probes with N=8 supercharges are studied in detail using a manifestly d=1, N=4 super-space formalism. Two 0+1 dimensional N=4 multiplets together with their general actions are constructed. We derive the condition for these actions to be N=8 supersymmetric and apply these techniques to various D-brane configurations. We find that if in addition to N=8 supersymmetry the action must also have Spin(5) invariance, the form of the sigma model metric is uniquely determined by the one-loop result and is not renormalized perturbatively or non-perturbatively.
Note:
  • Uses harvmac, 16 pages. We correct an error pointed out by E. Witten
  • 11.15.Tk
  • 11.30.Pb
  • supersymmetry: superspace
  • supersymmetry: multiplet
  • membrane model: D-brane
  • membrane model: p-brane
  • p-brane: 4
  • p-brane: 0
  • effective action
  • sigma model: nonlinear