The bi-Hamiltonian structure of fully supersymmetric Korteweg-de Vries systems

The bi-Hamiltonian structure of integrable supersymmetric extensions of the Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) equation related to theN=1 and theN=2 superconformal algebras is found. It turns out that some of these extensions admit inverse Hamiltonian formulations in terms of presymplectic operators rather than in terms of Poisson tensors. For one extension related to theN=2 case additional symmtries are found with bosonic parts that cannot be reduced to symmetries of the classical KdV. They can be explained by a factorization of the corresponding Lax operator. All the bi-Hamiltonian formulations are derived in a systematic way from the Lax operators.     

Integrable extensions of N = 2 supersymmetric KdV hierarchy associated with the nonuniqueness of the roots of the Lax operator

We present new supersymmetric integrable extensions of the a = 4, N = 2 KdV hierarchy. The root of the supersymmetric Lax operator of the KdV equation is generalized, by including additional fields. This generalized root generates a new hierarchy of integrable equations, for which we investigate the Hamiltonian structure. In a special case our system describes the interaction of the KdV equation with the two MKdV equations.     

The N = 2 supersymmetric Toda lattice hierarchy

We propose a new integrable N = 2 supersymmetric Toda lattice hierarchy which may be relevant for constructing a supersymmetric one-matrix model. We define its first two Hamiltonian structures, the recursion operator and Lax-pair representation. We provide partial evidence for the existence of an infinite-dimensional N = 2 superalgebra of its flows. We study its bosonic limit and introduce new Lax-pair representations for the bosonic Toda lattice hierarchy. Finally we discuss the relevance this approach for constructing N = 2 supersymmetric generalized Toda lattice hierarchies.     

On the integrable hierarchies associated with the N = 2 super Wn algebra

A new Lax operator is proposed from the viewpoint of constructing the integrable hierarchies related with the N = 2 super W_n algebra. It is shown that the Poisson algebra associated to the second Hamiltonian structure for the resulting hierarchy contains the N = 2 super Virasoro algebra as a proper subalgebra. The simplest cases are discussed in detail. In particular, it is proved that the supersymmetric two-boson hierarchy is one of the N = 2 supersymmetric KdV hierarchies. Also, a Lax operator is supplied for one of the N = 2 supersymmetric Boussinesq hierarchies.     

New super-Calogero models and OSp(4|2) superconformal mechanics

We report on the new approach to constructing superconformal extensions of the Calogerotype systems with an arbitrary number of involved particles. It is based upon the superfield gauging of non-Abelian isometries of some supersymmetric matrix models. Among its applications, we focus on the new N = 4 superconformal system yielding the U(2)-spin Calogero model in the bosonic sector, and the one-particle case of this system, which is a new OSp(4|2) superconformal mechanics with nondynamical U(2) spin variables. The characteristic feature of thesemodels is that the strength of the conformal inverse-square potential is quantized.     

Localization of Gauge Theory on a Four-Sphere and Supersymmetric Wilson Loops

We prove conjecture due to Erickson-Semenoff-Zarembo and Drukker-Gross which relates supersymmetric circular Wilson loop operators in the N=4{\mathcal N=4} supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory with a Gaussian matrix model. We also compute the partition function and give a new matrix model formula for the expectation value of a supersymmetric circular Wilson loop operator for the pure N=2{\mathcal N=2} and the N=2^*{\mathcal N=2^*} supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory on a four-sphere. A four-dimensional N=2{\mathcal N=2} superconformal gauge theory is treated similarly.     

Integrability and Seiberg-Witten theory curves and periods

The interpretation of exact results on the low-energy limit of 4D N = 2 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory in the language of 1D integrable system of particles is discussed. The Riemann surfaces of the Seiberg-Witten theory are explicitly described as spectral curves of Lax operators. The case of the elliptic Calogero system, associated with the flow between N = 4 and N = 2 supersymmetric in 4D, is considered in some detail. Equations for the corresponding Riemann surfaces are written down rather explicitly for all the SU(n) groups.     

N = 2 Supercomplexification of the Korteweg-de Vries,Sawada-Kotera and Kaup-Kupershmidt Equations

The supercomplexification is a special method of N = 2 supersymmetrization of the integrable equations in which the bosonic sector can be reduced to the complex version of these equations. The N = 2 supercomplex Korteweg-de Vries, Sawada-Kotera and Kaup-Kupershmidt equations are defined and investigated. The common attribute of the supercomplex equations is appearance of the odd Hamiltonian structures and superfermionic conservation laws. The odd bi-Hamiltonian structure, Lax representation and superfermionic conserved currents for new N = 2 supersymmetric Korteweg-de Vries equation and for Sawada-Kotera one, are given.     

The Hamiltonian structure of the N = 2 supersymmetric GNLS hierarchy

The first two Hamiltonian structures and the recursion operator connecting all evolution systems and Hamiltonian structures of the N = 2 supersymmetric (n, m)-GNLS hierarchy are constructed in terms of N = 2 superfields in two different superfield bases with local evolution equations. Their bosonic limits are studied in detail. New local and nonlocal bosonic and fermionic integrals both for the N = 2 supersymmetric (n, m)-GNLS hierarchy and its bosonic counterparts are derived. As an example, in the n = 1, m = 1 case, the algebra and the symmetry transformations for some of them are worked out and a rich N = 4 supersymmetry structure is uncovered.     

N = 2 KP and KdV Hierarchies in Extended Superspace

We give the formulation in extended superspace of an N = 2 supersymmetric KP hierarchy using chirality preserving pseudo-differential operators. We obtain two quadratic hamiltonian structures, which lead to different reductions of the KP hierarchy. In particular we find two different hierarchies with the N = 2 classical super- algebra as a hamiltonian structure. The relation with the formulation in N=1 superspace and the bosonic limit are carried out. Received: 6 March 1997 / Accepted: 18 April 1997     

Properties of supersymmetric integrable systems of KP type

The recently proposed supersymmetric extensions of reduced Kadomtsev-Petviashvili (KP) integrable hierarchies in N = 1, 2 superspace are shown to contain in the purely bosonic limit new types of ordinary non-supersymmetric integrable systems. The latter are coupled systems of several multi-component non-linear Schr?dinger-like hierarchies whose basic nonlinear evolution equations contain additional quintic and higher-derivative nonlinear terms. Also, we obtain the N = 2 supersymmetric extension of Toda chain model as Darboux-B?cklund orbit of the simplest reduced N = 2 super-KP hierarchy and find its explicit solution. Received 13 September 2001 Published online 2 October 2002 RID="a" ID="a"e-mail: nissimov@inrne.bas.bg RID="b" ID="b"e-mail: svetlana@inrne.bas.bg     

Thermodynamic Bethe Ansatz for N = 1 supersymmetric theories

We study a series of N = 1 supersymmetric integrable particle theories in d = 1 + 1 dimensions. These theories are represented as integrable perturbations of specific N = 1 superconformal field theories. Starting from the conjectured S-matrices for these theories, we develop the Thermodynamic Bethe Ansatz (TBA), where we use that the 2-particle S-matrices satisfy a free fermion condition. Our analysis proves a conjecture by E. Melzer, who proposed that these N = 1 supersymmetric. TBA systems are “folded” versions of N = 2 supersymmetric TBA systems that were first studied by P. Fendley and K. Intriligator.     

On the functional integration measure of supersymmetric Yang-Mills theories

For the simplest N = 1 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory, we construct a bosonic field transformation which linearizes the Yang-Mills action in each topological sector and whose jacobian equals the product of Fadeev-Popov and Matthews-Salam determinants up to cubic order at least. Some possible implications of this result for the maximally extended N = 4 theory are discussed.     

Gelfand-Dikii analysis forN=2 supersymmetric KdV equations

We generalize the resolvent approach of Gelfand and Dikii to the KdV equation to study theN=2 supersymmetric KdV equations of Laberge and Mathieu. For the associated Lax operators, we study the coincidence limits of the resolvent kernel and its derivatives, and obtain differential equations which they satisfy. These allow us to obtain recursion relations for the analogues of the Gelfand-Dikii polynomials and to obtain a proof of Hamiltonian integrability of the supersymmetric KdV equations. We are also able to write the Lax equations for the corresponding hierarchies in terms of these polynomials.Address after January 1, 1993: Department of Physics, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia 6009     

World-volume locally supersymmetric Born-Infeld actions

We derive manifestly locally supersymmetric extensions of the Born-Infeld action with p=2. The construction is based on a first order bosonic action for Dp-branes with a generalized Weyl invariance.     

Ground state structure in supersymmetric quantum mechanics

We present a rigorous analysis of the vacuum structure of two models of supersymmetric quantum mechanics. They are the quantum mechanics versions of the two-dimensional N = 1 and N = 2 Wess-Zumino quantum field models. We find that the N = 2 quantum mechanics has degenerate vacua. The space of vacuum states is bosonic, and its dimension is determined by the topological properties of the superpotential.     

Quartic mass matrix and renormalization constants in supersymmetric Yang-Mills theories

We derive the general formula for the supertrace of the quartic mass matrix in a general supersymmetric gauge theory, with arbitrary representations for the chiral multiplets. This formula clarifies the non-renormalization theorems in presence of gauge interactions and gives “extended renormalization theorems” for N = 2 and N = 4 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theories. In particular we find the known result that g_ren = g_bare for the N = 4 theory and the new result m_ren = m_bare for the N = 2 gauge interactions of massive hypermultiplets. We give arguments to the extent that the latter non-renormalization theorem persists to all orders in perturbation theory.     

Odd Hamiltonian structure for supersymmetric Sawada-Kotera equation

We study the supersymmetric N=1 hierarchy connected with the Lax operator of the supersymmetric Sawada-Kotera equation. This operator produces the physical equations as well as the exotic equations with odd time. The odd Bi-Hamiltonian structure for the N=1 supersymmetric Sawada-Kotera equation is defined. The product of the symplectic and implectic Hamiltonian operator gives us the recursion operator. In that way we prove the integrability of the supersymmetric Sawada-Kotera equation in the sense that it has the Bi-Hamiltonian structure. The so-called “quadratic” Hamiltonian operator of even order generates the exotic equations while the “cubic” odd Hamiltonian operator generates the physical equations.     

Electric dipole moment for supersymmetric monopoles

The electric dipole moment for the monopoles that can be present in N = 2 and N = 4 supersymmetric SU(2) gauge theories, spontaneously broken by imposing a non-zero expectation value of a scalar field at infinity, is determined by considering the response to a weak external electric field. The magnetic g factor g_M = 2 which is in accord with the duality conjecture of Montonen and Olive.