Applications of the superconformal index for protected operators and q-hypergeometric identities to N = 1 dual theories

Dolan, F. A. and Osborn, H. (2008) Applications of the superconformal index for protected operators and q-hypergeometric identities to N = 1 dual theories. Nuclear Physics B, 818 (3). pp. 137-178. ISSN 05503213

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Abstract

The results of Römelsberger for a N = 1 superconformal index counting protected operators, satisfying a BPS condition and which cannot be combined to form long multiplets, are analysed further. The index is expressible in terms of single particle superconformal characters for N = 1 scalar and vector multiplets. For SQCD, involving SU(N_c) gauge groups and appropriate numbers of flavours N_f , the formula used to construct the index may be proved to give identical results for theories linked by Seiberg duality using recently proved theorems for q-series elliptic hyper-geometric integrals. The discussion is also extended to Kutasov-Schwimmer dual theories in the large N_c , N_f limit and to dual theories with Sp(N) and SO(N) gauge groups. For the former, a transformation identity for elliptic hypergeometric integrals directly verifies that the index is the same for the electric and magnetic theories. For SO(N) theories the corresponding result may also be obtained from the same basic identity. An expansion of the index to several orders is also obtained in a form where the detailed protected operator content may be read off. Relevant mathematical results are reviewed.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	N = 1 Superconformal Symmetry, Seiberg Duality, Characters, Super-conformal Index, q-Series
Divisions:	School of Theoretical Physics > Preprints
Date Deposited:	05 Oct 2017 19:23
Last Modified:	17 Dec 2022 10:10
URI:	https://dair.dias.ie/id/eprint/218

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