Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Theory
Scientific paper
1992-12-29
Annals Phys. 230 (1994) 201-249
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
44 pages, LATEX, JHU-TIPAC-920023, ENSLAPP-L-405-92, MPI-Ph/92-85
Scientific paper
10.1006/aphy.1994.1025
We find a principle of harmonic analyticity underlying the quaternionic (quaternion-K\"ahler) geometry and solve the differential constraints which define this geometry. To this end the original $4n$-dimensional quaternionic manifold is extended to a bi-harmonic space. The latter includes additional harmonic coordinates associated with both the tangent local $Sp(1)$ group and an extra rigid $SU(2)$ group rotating the complex structures. Then the constraints can be rewritten as integrability conditions for the existence of an analytic subspace in the bi-harmonic space and solved in terms of two unconstrained potentials on the analytic subspace. Geometrically, the potentials have the meaning of vielbeins associated with the harmonic coordinates. We also establish a one-to-one correspondence between the quaternionic spaces and off-shell $N=2$ supersymmetric sigma-models coupled to $N=2$ supergravity. The general $N=2$ sigma-model Lagrangian when written in the harmonic superspace is composed of the quaternionic potentials. Coordinates of the analytic subspace are identified with superfields describing $N=2$ matter hypermultiplets and a compensating hypermultiplet of $N=2$ supergravity. As an illustration we present the potentials for the symmetric quaternionic spaces.
Galperin Alexander
Ivanov Evgeny
Ogievetsky Oleg
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