Central charge and BPS equations of N = 2 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory

Loan A. Popescu; Alfred D. Shapere

Central charge and BPS equations of N = 2 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory

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Abstract

We present a canonical derivation of the central charge and BPS equations of the low-energy effective action for M = 2 SU(2) Yang-Mills theory in the Coulomb phase. Our formula for the central charge includes additional terms that depend on the core structure of charged solitons. We also show that supersymmetry is in general violated by magnetic charges. However, for BPS states, supersymmetry can be restored by adding source terms to the lagrangian.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	673-692
Number of pages	20
Journal	Journal of High Energy Physics
Volume	6
Issue number	10
State	Published - Oct 1 2002

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Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences	9722147, 0071312

Keywords

Extended Supersymmetry
Supersymmetric Effective Theories

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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Central charge and BPS equations of N = 2 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory

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