Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Theory
Scientific paper
2000-07-02
Nucl.Phys. B595 (2001) 467-492
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Revised version, to appear in Nucl. Phys. B
Scientific paper
10.1016/S0550-3213(00)00692-1
We give the definition and explore the algebraic structure of a class of quantum symmetries, called topological symmetries, which are generalizations of supersymmetry in the sense that they involve topological invariants similar to the Witten index. A topological symmetry (TS) is specified by an integer n>1, which determines its grading properties, and an n-tuple of positive integers (m_1,m_2,...,m_n). We identify the algebras of supersymmetry, p=2 parasupersymmetry, and fractional supersymmetry of order n with those of the Z_2-graded TS of type (1,1), Z_2-graded TS of type (2,1), and Z_n-graded TS of type (1,1,...,1), respectively. We also comment on the mathematical interpretation of the topological invariants associated with the Z_n-graded TS of type (1,1,...,1). For n=2, the invariant is the Witten index which can be identified with the analytic index of a Fredholm operator. For n>2, there are n independent integer-valued invariants. These can be related to differences of the dimension of the kernels of various products of n operators satisfying certain conditions.
Mostafazadeh Ali
Samani Keivan Aghababaei
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