Hyper-Kähler geometry via dualization

We present a method of construction of sigma-models with target space geometries different from conformally flat ones. The method is based on treating the constancy of a coupling constant as a dynamical constraint following as an equation of motion. In this way we buildN=8 supersymmetric four-dimensional sigma-models ind=1 with hyper-Kähler target space possessing one isometry, which commutes with supersymmetry.     

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.     

Renormalization of the 1/N expansion and critical behaviour of (2+1)-dimensional supersymmetric non-linear sigma-models

Renormalized 1/N expansion in both high-and low-temperature phases as well as of the critical theory of three-dimensional supersymmetric generalized non-linear sigma-models is constructed and scaling laws for the Green's functions near the critical point with only two independent critical exponents are established.     

Modular Constraints on Calabi-Yau Compactifications

We derive global constraints on the non-BPS sector of supersymmetric 2d sigma-models whose target space is a Calabi-Yau manifold. When the total Hodge number of the Calabi-Yau threefold is sufficiently large, we show that there must be non-BPS primary states whose total conformal weights are less than 0.656. Moreover, the number of such primary states grows at least linearly in the total Hodge number. We discuss implications of these results for Calabi-Yau geometry.     

Integrability of a family of quantum field theories related to sigma models

A method is introduced for constructing lattice discretizations of large classes of integrable quantum field theories. The method proceeds in two steps: The quantum algebraic structure underlying the integrability of the model is determined from the algebra of the interaction terms in the light-cone representation. The representation theory of the relevant quantum algebra is then used to construct the basic ingredients of the quantum inverse scattering method, the lattice Lax matrices and R-matrices. This method is illustrated with four examples: The sinh-Gordon model, the affine sl(3) Toda model, a model called the fermionic sl(2|1) Toda theory, and the N=2 supersymmetric sine-Gordon model. These models are all related to sigma models in various ways. The N=2 supersymmetric sine-Gordon model, in particular, describes the Pohlmeyer reduction of string theory on AdS₂×S², and is dual to a supersymmetric non-linear sigma model with a sausage-shaped target space.     

Supersymmetry and Integrability in Planar Mechanical Systems

We present an N=2-supersymmetric mechanical system whose bosonic sector, with two degrees of freedom, exhibits the most general possible supersymmetric fourth order potential, including the interesting case of SU(2) Yang–Mills theory. The Painlevé test is adopted to discuss integrability and we focus on the rôle of supersymmetry and parity invariance in two space dimensions for the attainment of integrable or non-integrable models, with some remarks on the chaotic behavior. Our result shows that, for the model studied here, the relationships among the parameters, as imposed by supersymmetry, restrict the parameter space in such a way that the reduction on its non-integrable sector is much more severe than on its integrable sector (especially on the non-separable subset of the latter), thus suggesting that supersymmetry may favor (mainly non-separable) integrability.     

Two new supersymmetric equations of Harry Dym type and their supersymmetric reciprocal transformations

A new N=1$N=1$ supersymmetric Harry Dym equation is constructed by applying supersymmetric reciprocal transformation to a trivial supersymmetric Harry Dym equation, and its recursion operator and Lax formulation are also obtained. Within the framework of symmetry approach, a class of 3rd order supersymmetric equations of Harry Dym type are considered. In addition to five known integrable equations, a new supersymmetric equation, admitting 5th order generalized symmetry, is shown to be linearizable through supersymmetric reciprocal transformation. Furthermore, its Lax representation and recursion operator are given so that the integrability of this new equation is confirmed.     

Extended supersymmetries and the Dirac operator

We consider supersymmetric quantum mechanical systems in arbitrary dimensions on curved spaces with nontrivial gauge fields. The square of the Dirac operator serves as Hamiltonian. We derive a relation between the number of supercharges that exist and restrictions on the geometry of the underlying spaces as well as the admissible gauge field configurations. From the superalgebra with two or more real supercharges we infer the existence of integrability conditions and obtain a corresponding superpotential. This potential can be used to deform the supercharges and to determine zero modes of the Dirac operator. The general results are applied to the Kähler spaces CPⁿ.     

Integrability on lightlike lines in six dimensional superspace

The on-shell constraint equations of extended supersymmetric Yang-Mills theories in six dimensions are shown to be integrability conditions for the superspace gauge potential on super-null-lines.     

A supersymmetric Sawada-Kotera equation

A new supersymmetric equation is proposed for the Sawada-Kotera equation. The integrability of this equation is shown by the existence of Lax representation and infinite conserved quantities and a recursion operator.     

Integrability of the S-matrix versus integrability of the Hamiltonian

This report reviews the relations between the integrability properties of the S-matrix and of the Hamiltonian. Particular emphasis is put on the situation where the Hamiltonian has a conserved quantity which is not compatible with the asymptotics and where correspondingly the integrability does not transfer to the S-matrix. As questions of integrability are more readily handled in classical dynamics, all developments are first performed classically. Several examples are discussed to illustrate the main points. The quantum mechanical discussion reveals that the eigenphase statistics of the S-matrix depends principally on the chaoticity of the scattering map while basis dependent quantities such as the distribution of matrix elements tend to have random matrix behaviour only in the presence of topological chaos. The relevance of these considerations to the evaluation of scattering data is discussed.     

N=2 boundary supersymmetry in integrable models and perturbed boundary conformal field theory

Boundary integrable models with N=2 supersymmetry are considered. For the simplest boundary N=2 superconformal minimal model with a Chebyshev bulk perturbation we show explicitly how fermionic boundary degrees of freedom arise naturally in the boundary perturbation in order to maintain integrability and N=2 supersymmetry. A new boundary reflection matrix is obtained for this model and N=2 boundary superalgebra is studied. A factorized scattering theory is proposed for a N=2 supersymmetric extension of the boundary sine-Gordon model with either (i) fermionic or (ii) bosonic and fermionic boundary degrees of freedom. Exact results are obtained for some quantum impurity problems: the boundary scaling Lee–Yang model, a massive deformation of the anisotropic Kondo model at the filling values g=2/(2n+3) and the boundary Ashkin–Teller model.     

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     

Perturbative and nonperturbative correspondences between compact and noncompact sigma-models

Compact (ferro- and antiferromagnetic) sigma-models and noncompact (hyperbolic) sigma-models are compared in a lattice formulation in dimensions d?2$d?2$. While the ferro- and antiferromagnetic models are essentially equivalent, the qualitative difference to the noncompact models is highlighted. The perturbative and the large N expansions are studied in both types of models and are argued to be asymptotic expansions on a finite lattice. An exact correspondence between the expansion coefficients of the compact and the noncompact models is established, for both expansions, valid to all orders on a finite lattice. The perturbative one involves flipping the sign of the coupling and remains valid in the termwise infinite volume limit. The large N correspondence concerns the functional dependence on the free propagator and holds directly only in finite volume.     

New Integrable Models from the Gauge/YBE Correspondence

We introduce a class of new integrable lattice models labeled by a pair of positive integers N and r. The integrable model is obtained from the Gauge/YBE correspondence, which states the equivalence of the 4d $\mathcal {N} =1$ $S^{1}\times S^{3}/ \mathbb {Z} _{r}$ index of a large class of SU(N) quiver gauge theories with the partition function of 2d classical integrable spin models. The integrability of the model (star-star relation) is equivalent with the invariance of the index under the Seiberg duality. Our solution to the Yang-Baxter equation is one of the most general known in the literature, and reproduces a number of known integrable models. Our analysis identifies the Yang-Baxter equation with a particular duality (called the Yang-Baxter duality) between two 4d $\mathcal {N} =1$ supersymmetric quiver gauge theories. This suggests that the integrability goes beyond 4d lens indices and can be extended to the full physical equivalence among the IR fixed points.     

Exact results in the theory of non-Abelian magnetic monopoles

The theory of Abelian and non-Abelian magnetic monopoles is reviewed with special focus on the exact integrability properties of such systems.The limit of vanishing Higgs potential (Prasad-Sommerfield limit) is analyzed in detail. At the classical level, the construction of all static multimonopole solutions is presented, with emphasis on the explicit axially symmetric states. At the semiclassical level, the problems of small fluctuations, bosonic and fermionic zero modes and the construction of static propagators are discussed.Finally we consider the possibility of embedding monopoles in supersymmetric theories in order to obtain models with stronger convergence properties and possibly full quantum mechanical integrability.     

Integrability in Yang-Mills theory on the light cone beyond leading order

The one-loop dilatation operator in Yang-Mills theory possesses a hidden integrability symmetry in the sector of maximal-helicity Wilson operators. We calculate two-loop corrections to the dilatation operator and demonstrate that, while integrability is broken for matter in the fundamental representation of the SU(3) gauge group, for the ajoint SU(N(c)) matter it survives the conformal symmetry breaking and persists in supersymmetric N=1, N=2, and N=4 Yang-Mills theories.     

Shape invariance and the exactness of the quantum Hamilton-Jacobi formalism

Quantum Hamilton-Jacobi theory and supersymmetric quantum mechanics (SUSYQM) are two parallel methods to determine the spectra of a quantum mechanical systems without solving the Schrödinger equation. It was recently shown that the shape invariance, which is an integrability condition in SUSYQM formalism, can be utilized to develop an iterative algorithm to determine the quantum momentum functions. In this Letter, we show that shape invariance also suffices to determine the eigenvalues in quantum Hamilton-Jacobi theory.     

New avenues in supersymmetry and supergravity

We analyze the problem of constructing supersymmetric versions of gauge theories of particles and of gravity which have a closed supersymmetric algebra. Inparticular we present the basic no-go theorems that indicate that in four dimensions it is not possible to construct suitably extended supersymmetric versions of the above theories without drastic modification of the supersymmetric algebra. Two ways past the“N=3” barrier are discussed; that of central charges involved highly constrained versions which appearn difficult to quantize effectively, while the use of light-cone variables seems to be the most promising. We give light-cone gauge versions of supersymmetric Yang-Mills theories for all extended cases of interest and briefly consider their ultraviolet divergence properties.