Non-renormalization theorems and N=2 supersymmetric backgrounds

Daniel Butter; Bernard de Wit; I. Lodato

doi:10.1007/JHEP03(2014)131

Non-renormalization theorems and N=2 supersymmetric backgrounds

Daniel Butter
, Bernard de Wit
, I. Lodato

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Abstract

The conditions for fully supersymmetric backgrounds of general N=2 locally supersymmetric theories are derived based on the off-shell superconformal multiplet calculus. This enables the derivation of a non-renormalization theorem for a large class of supersymmetric invariants with higher-derivative couplings. The theorem implies that the invariant and its first order variation must vanish in a fully supersymmetric background. The conjectured relation of one particular higher-derivative invariant with a specific five-dimensional invariant containing the mixed gauge-gravitational Chern-Simons term is confirmed.

Original language	Undefined/Unknown
Journal	Journal of High Energy Physics
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP03(2014)131
Publication status	Published - 25 Jan 2014

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30 pages; v2: minor corrections

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hep-th

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