Local supersymmetry for spinning particles

First and second order forms of the covariant action for a spinning particle are exhibited. The action consistently incorporates the necessary constraints and is invariant under both local supersymmetry and general time parameter transformations, and provides a simple one-dimensional model for the interaction between matter and supergravity. A formulation invariant under general co-ordinate transformations in superspace is also given and shown to be equivalent to the locally supersymmetric one.     

An algebraic framework for the supersymmetry theory

In the absence of a rigorous mathematical definition (or proof of existence and consistency) of the “g-dimensional space” whose points are labelled by the four (commutative) Minkowski coordinates x_n and four anticommuting coordinates θ_n, a clearly consistent algebraic scheme is presented in the frame of which the concepts used in the theory of the supersymmetry have a well established mathematical meaning.     

Local supersymmetry anomaly in two dimensions

We study the local supersymmetry anomaly by constructing an N = 1 (counted by Majorana-Weyl spinors) chiral supergravity model in two dimensions. There is the local supersymmetry anomaly as well as the gravitational anomaly. We obtain the linearized forms of these anomalies by perturbation calculation. The full non-linear forms are obtained by finding a solution to the Wess-Zumino consistency condition. These anomalies can be derived from the supersymmetric extension of the Chern-Simons invariant in three dimensions.     

Graded manifold theory as the geometry of supersymmetry

Building upon Kostant's graded manifold theory, we present a new way of introducing spinors into the spacetime manifold, by expanding the algebra of functions on spacetime to a graded algebra. The elements of differential geometry are generalized to accomodate the expanded algebra of functions and in this enriched geometry we find the elements of supersymmetry and of supergravity theory. The geometrical role of the supergravity fields is discussed and a derivation of their transformation rules is given.Research supported in part by the National Science Foundation under Grant Nos. PHY77-22864 and PHY77-05299     

Eikonal equation of the Lorentz-violating Maxwell theory

We derive the eikonal equation of light wavefront in the presence of Lorentz invariance violation (LIV) from the photon sector of the standard model extension (SME). The results obtained from the equations of the E and B fields, respectively, are the same. This guarantees the self-consistency of our derivation. We adopt a simple case with only one non-zero LIV parameter as an illustration, from which we find two points. One is that, in analogy with the Hamilton–Jacobi equation, from the eikonal equation, we can derive dispersion relations which are compatible with results obtained from other approaches. The other is that the wavefront velocity is the same as the group velocity, as well as the energy flow velocity. If further we define the signal velocity v _s as the front velocity, there always exists a mode with v _s >1; hence causality is violated classically. Thus, our method might be useful in the analysis of Lorentz violation in QED in terms of classical causality.     

String field theory with spacetime supersymmetry

The gauge-invariant field theory of the free spinning strings with spacetime supersymmetry is presented. The supersymmetry is realized by making use of the fermion-emission vertex operator constructed by Friedan, Shenker, and Martinec and by Knizhnik. This model reproduces the spectra of the Neveu-Schwarz-Ramond model to all orders of excitation levels. It is explained in detail how to deal with the zero mode of the commuting ghost coordinates which emerges in the Ramond sector.     

Local duality invariance of Maxwell equations

It is shown that the gauge-particle associated with local-duality transformation of Maxwell electro-magnetic equations is a massless axial vector boson which mediates universal long-range interaction between spins. Possible existence of a pure gauge field of this type in an inhomogeneous magneto-electric material is examined.     

Supergravity as a gauge theory of supersymmetry

In a new approach to supergravity we consider the gauge theory of the 14-dimensional supersymmetry group. The theory is constructed from 14×4 gauge fields, 4 gauge fields being associated with each of the 14 generators of supersymmetry. The gauge fields corresponding to the 10 generators of the Poincaré subgroup are those normally associated with general relativity, and the gauge fields corresponding to the 4 generators of supersymmetry transformations are identified with a Rarita-Schwinger spinor. The transformation laws of the gauge fields and the Lagrangian of lowest degree are uniquely constructed from the supersymmetry algebra. The resulting action is shown to be invariant under these gauge transformations if the translation associated field strength vanishes. It is shown that the second-order form of the action, which is the same as that previously proposed, is invariant without constraint.     

Scaling theory for homogenization of the Maxwell equations

A scaling theory for homogenization of the Maxwell equations is developed upon the representation of any field as a sum of its dipole, quadrupole, and magnetic dipole moments. This representation is exact and is connected neither with multipole expansion nor with the Helmholtz theorem. A chain of hierarchical equations is derived to calculate the moments. It is shown that the resulting macroscopic fields are governed by the homogenized Maxwell equations. Generally, these fields differ from the mean values of microscopic fields.     

Extended supersymmetry in massless conformal higher spin theory

We propose superfield equations in tensorial N-extended superspaces to describe the N=2,4,8 supersymmetric generalizations of free conformal higher spin theories. These can be obtained by quantizing a superparticle model in N-extended tensorial superspace. The N-extended higher spin supermultiplets just contain scalar and ‘spinor’ fields in tensorial space so that, in contrast with the standard (super)space approach, no nontrivial generalizations of the Maxwell or Einstein equations to tensorial space appear when N>2. For N=4,8, the higher spin-tensorial components of the extended tensorial superfields are expressed through additional scalar and spinor fields in tensorial space which obey the same free higher spin equations, but that are axion-like in the sense that they possess Peccei-Quinn-like symmetries.     

The spontaneously broken supersymmetry in quantum field theory

It is shown that every spontaneous breaking of supersymmetry can be accomplished by means of a locally conserved supercurrent

$\text{εαβf}{}^{\mathrm{+}}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>\gamma </mtext><mtext>?</mtext>}}\text{, α, β, γ = 1, 2,}$

$\text{εαβ =}\text{0}\text{1}\text{?1}\text{1}$

, where $\text{f}{}^{\mathrm{+}}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>\gamma </mtext><mtext>?</mtext>}}$ is a massless field satisfying the Weyl Equation. For a given supercurrent $\text{jαβ}\text{γ}\text{?}$ the necessary condition that it will break spontaneously the supersymmetry is

$\text{jαβ}\text{γ}\text{?}\text{?jβα}\text{γ}\text{?}\text{≠0.}$

It is shown that the anticommutation relations of the broken supercharges are not related to the energy-momentum vector.Similar procedure applied in case of a vector field is inconclusive.The extension of the Maisson and Reeh statement on the helicity of Goldstone fields is given.     

Assignments in strong-electroweak unified models with internal and spacetime supersymmetry

We present a candidate model based upon the supergroup SU(5/1) as a possible unified gauge theory of the strong and electroweak interactions, having a natural SU (2/1)_flavour×SU (3)_colour subgroup structure. Young diagram and superfield techniques are introduced for handling irreducible representations of the classical supergroups.     

Statistical scattering theory, the supersymmetry method and universal conductance fluctuations

This paper describes a novel analytical approach to the problem of conductance fluctuations in mesoscopic systems which, in particular, gives account of the influence of the coupling to external leads. We consider the case of a linear disordered sample in the metallic regime, which is coupled to two ideally conducting external leads. Using the many-channel approximation to Landauer's formula, we relate the conductance to the total transmission probability through the sample. The microscopic Hamiltonian of the quasi-one-dimensional disordered sample is formulated in terms of a random matrix, and the elements of the associated scattering matrix which determine the transmission are constructed from statistical scattering theory. We show that in addition to the Thouless energy, E_c, and the mean level spacing, d, there exists in the theory, a third energy scale, Γ, determined by the number of channels in the leads and the strength of the coupling between disordered sample and leads. Related to Γ, is a new length scale, L₀. We find that for sample lengths L >L₀, the properties of the conductance depend only weakly on the coupling to the external leads and, for very large L, become identical with those of quasi-one-dimensional conductors in the weak localization limit. On the other hand, for L < L₀, the coupling to the leads strongly affects the behaviour of both the average and the variance of the conductance. The magnitude of L₀ is typically several magnitudes of ten times the elastic mean free path and thus comparable to the sizes of experimental devices. A further novel aspect of our work is the demonstration that the assumption of GOE statistics for the Hamiltonian is sufficient to yield universal conductance fluctuations.     

Soluble Boltzmann equations for internal state and Maxwell models

We consider a class of scalar nonlinear Boltzmann equations describing the evolution of a microcanonical ensemble in which sub-systems exchange internal energy ‘randomly’ in binary interactions.In the continuous variable version these models can equally be interpreted as Boltzmann equations for Maxwell type molecules in arbitrary dimensionality.We construct general solutions in the form of a Fourier series; the expansion coefficients (Sonine or Meixner moments) satisfy the same recursive system of coupled equations as the ordinary moments, and can be solved sequentially.     

Maxwell electrodynamics from a theory of macroscopically extended particles

It is shown that an approach to quantum phenomena in which charged particles are treated as macroscopically extended periodic disturbances in a nonlinear c-number field, interacting with each other via massless excitations of that field, leads almost uniquely to the five basic equations of classical electrodynamics: the Lorentz force law and Maxwell's equations. The fundamental electromagnetic quantity in this approach is the 4-vector potential A—interpreted absolutely as a measure of the local shift of each particle off its mass shell—rather than theE andB fields, and it thus provides a new viewpoint on the questions of Aharonov-Bohm phase shifts, the existence of magnetic monopoles, and the role of gauge invariance.     

Field theory in two-time physics with N=1 supersymmetry

We construct N=1 supersymmetric (SUSY) field theory in 4+2 dimensions compatible with the theoretical framework of two-time (2T) physics and its gauge symmetries. The fields are arranged into 4+2 dimensional chiral and vector supermultiplets, and their interactions are uniquely fixed by SUSY and 2T physics gauge symmetries. In a particular gauge the 4+2 theory reduces to ordinary supersymmetric field theory in 3+1 dimensions without any Kaluza-Klein remnants, but with some additional constraints in 3+1 dimensions of interesting phenomenological relevance. This construction is another significant step in the development of 2T physics as a structure that stands above 1T physics.