Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Theory
Scientific paper
1994-04-18
Nucl.Phys. B427 (1994) 351-397
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
48 pages, LaTex file, SISSA 49/94/EP, IFUM 468/FT
Scientific paper
10.1016/0550-3213(94)90281-X
In this paper we show that there exists a new class of topological field theories, whose correlators are intersection numbers of cohomology classes in a constrained moduli space. Our specific example is a formulation of 2D topological gravity. The constrained moduli-space is the Poincare' dual of the top Chern-class of the bundle $E_\rightarrow {\cal M}_g$, whose sections are the holomorphic differentials. Its complex dimension is $2g-3$, rather then $3g-3$. We derive our model by performing the A-topological twist of N=2 supergravity, that we identify with N=2 Liouville theory, whose rheonomic construction is also presented. The peculiar field theoretical mechanism, rooted in BRST cohomology, that is responsible for the constraint on moduli space is discussed, the key point being the fact that the graviphoton becomes a Lagrange multiplier after twist. The relation with conformal field theories is also explored. Our formulation of N=2 Liouville theory leads to a representation of the N=2 superconformal algebra with $c=6$, instead of the value $c=9$ that is obtained by untwisting the Verlinde and Verlinde formulation of topological gravity. The reduced central charge is the shadow, in conformal field theory, of the constraint on moduli space.
Anselmi Damiano
Fre' Pietro
Girardello Luciano
Soriani Paolo
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