Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Theory
Scientific paper
2008-08-15
JHEP 0812:105,2008
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
37 pages; v2: typos corrected and 1 reference added
Scientific paper
10.1088/1126-6708/2008/12/105
We show that 4D gauge theories with Green-Schwarz anomaly cancellation and possible generalized Chern-Simons terms admit a formulation that is manifestly covariant with respect to electric/magnetic duality transformations. This generalizes previous work on the symplectically covariant formulation of anomaly-free gauge theories as they typically occur in extended supergravity, and now also includes general theories with (pseudo-)anomalous gauge interactions as they may occur in global or local N=1 supersymmetry. This generalization is achieved by relaxing the linear constraint on the embedding tensor so as to allow for a symmetric 3-tensor related to electric and/or magnetic quantum anomalies in these theories. Apart from electric and magnetic gauge fields, the resulting Lagrangians also feature two-form fields and can accommodate various unusual duality frames as they often appear, e.g., in string compactifications with background fluxes.
Proeyen Antoine Van
Rydt Jan de
Schmidt Torsten T.
Trigiante Mario
Zagermann Marco
No associations
LandOfFree
Electric/magnetic duality for chiral gauge theories with anomaly cancellation does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.
If you have personal experience with Electric/magnetic duality for chiral gauge theories with anomaly cancellation, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Electric/magnetic duality for chiral gauge theories with anomaly cancellation will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-651149