Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Theory
Scientific paper
1994-04-15
Nucl.Phys. B432 (1994) 246-280; Erratum-ibid. B483 (1997) 531
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
33 p, BONN-TH-94-02
Scientific paper
10.1016/0550-3213(94)90602-5
We define basics of $(4,4)\;\; 2D$ harmonic superspace with two independent sets of $SU(2)$ harmonic variables and apply it to construct new superfield actions of $(4,4)$ supersymmetric two-dimensional sigma models with torsion and mutually commuting left and right complex structures, as well as of their massive deformations. We show that the generic off-shell sigma model action is the general action of constrained analytic superfields $q^{(1,1)}$ representing twisted $N=4$ multiplets in $(4,4)$ harmonic superspace. The massive term of $q^{(1,1)}$ is shown to be unique; it generates a scalar potential the form of which is determined by the metric on the target bosonic manifold. We discuss in detail $(4,4)$ supersymmetric group manifold $SU(2)\times U(1)$ WZNW sigma model and its Liouville deformation. A deep analogy of the relevant superconformally invariant analytic superfield action to that of the improved tensor $N=2\;\;4D$ multiplet is found. We define $(4,4)$ duality transformation and find new off-shell dual representations of the previously constructed actions via {\it unconstrained} analytic $(4,4)$ superfields. The dual representation suggests some hints of how to describe $(4,4)$ models with non-commuting complex structures in the harmonic superspace.
Ivanov Evgeny
Sutulin Anton
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