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hep-th2018★ 43 cited

Logarithmic W-algebras and Argyres-Douglas theories at higher rank

Thomas Creutzig

Families of vertex algebras associated to nilpotent elements of simply-laced Lie algebras are constructed. These algebras are close cousins of logarithmic W-algebras of Feigin and…

hep-th2018★ 30 cited

Cosets, characters and fusion for admissible-level minimal models

Thomas Creutzig, Shashank Kanade, Tianshu Liu +1

We study the minimal models associated to , otherwise known as the fractional-level Wess-Zumino-Witten models of . Since these…

hep-th2017★ 27 cited

Fundamental Vortices, Wall-Crossing, and Particle-Vortex Duality

Chiung Hwang, Piljin Yi, Yutaka Yoshida

We explore 1d vortex dynamics of 3d supersymmetric Yang-Mills theories, as inferred from factorization of exact partition functions. Under Seiberg-like dualities, the 3d partition…

hep-th2009★ 1 cited

Twisted Elliptic Genera of N=2 SCFTs in Two Dimensions

Toshiya Kawai

The elliptic genera of two-dimensional N=2 superconformal field theories can be twisted by the action of the integral Heisenberg group if their U(1) charges are fractional. The bas…

hep-th2009

Abelian Vortices on Nodal and Cuspidal Curves

Toshiya Kawai

We compute the Euler characteristics of the moduli spaces of abelian vortices on curves with nodal and cuspidal singularities. This generalizes our previous work where only nodes w…

hep-th2005★ 1 cited

Question on the Existence of Gravitational Anomalies

Mitsuo Abe, Noboru Nakanishi

The existence of gravitational anomalies claimed by Alvarez-Gaume and Witten is examined critically. It is pointed out that they were unaware of the essential difference between T-…

hep-th2003★ 3 cited

Asymptotic Form of Gopakumar-Vafa Invariants from Instanton Counting

Yukiko Konishi, Kazuhiro Sakai

We study the asymptotic form of the Gopakumar-Vafa invariants at all genera for Calabi-Yau toric threefolds which have the structure of fibration of the A_n singularity over P^1. W…

hep-th2001★ 2 cited

Exact Solutions to the Two-dimensional BF and Yang-Mills Theories in the Light-cone Gauge

Mitsuo Abe, Noboru Nakanishi

It is shown that the BRS-formulated two-dimensional BF theory in the light-cone gauge (coupled with chiral Dirac fields) is solved very easily in the Heisenberg picture. The struct…

hep-th2001★ 14 cited

Pseudo Cuntz Algebra and Recursive FP Ghost System in String Theory

Mitsuo Abe, Katsunori Kawamura

Representation of the algebra of FP (anti)ghosts in string theory is studied by generalizing the recursive fermion system in the Cuntz algebra constructed previously. For that purp…

hep-th2000★ 3 cited

String Partition Functions and Infinite Products

Toshiya Kawai, Kota Yoshioka

We continue to explore the conjectural expressions of the Gromov-Witten potentials for a class of elliptically and K3 fibered Calabi-Yau 3-folds in the limit where the base P^1 of…

hep-th1999★ 40 cited

Ground State of the Quantum Symmetric Finite Size XXZ Spin Chain with Anisotropy Parameter

V. Fridkin, Yu. Stroganov, D. Zagier

We find an analytic solution of the Bethe Ansatz equations (BAE) for the special case of a finite XXZ spin chain with free boundary conditions and with a complex surface field whic…

hep-th1999★ 2 cited

Renormalization using Domain Wall Regularization

Shoichi Ichinose

We formulate the renormalization procedure using the domain wall regularization that is based on the heat-kernel method. The quantum effects of both fermions and bosons (gauge fiel…

hep-th1999

Direct Derivation of Scaling Relation of Prepotential in N=2 Supersymmetric G_2 Yang-Mills Theory

Yuji Ohta

In contrast with the classical gauge group cases, any method to prove exactly the scaling relation which relates moduli and prepotential is not known in the case of exceptional gau…

hep-th1999★ 4 cited

Instanton Correction of Prepotential in Ruijsenaars Model Associated with N=2 SU(2) Seiberg-Witten Theory

Yuji Ohta

Instanton correction of prepotential of one-dimensional SL(2) Ruijsenaars model is presented with the help of Picard-Fuchs equation of Pakuliak-Perelomov type. It is shown that the…

hep-th1999★ 9 cited

Picard-Fuchs Equations and Whitham Hierarchy in N=2 Supersymmetric SU(r+1) Yang-Mills Theory

Yuji Ohta

In general, Whitham dynamics involves infinitely many parameters called Whitham times, but in the context of N=2 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory it can be regarded as a finite sys…

hep-th1999★ 1 cited

One-Instanton Prepotentials from WDVV equations in N=2 Supersymmetric SU(4) Yang-Mills Theory

Yuji Ohta

Prepotentials in N=2 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theories are known to obey non-linear partial differential equations called Witten-Dijkgraaf-Verlinde-Verlinde (WDVV) equations. In t…

hep-th1999★ 7 cited

Dual WDVV Equations in N=2 Supersymmetric Yang-Mills Theory

Yuji Ohta

This paper studies the dual form of Witten-Dijkgraaf-Verlinde-Verlinde (WDVV) equations in N=2 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory by applying a duality transformation to WDVV equatio…

hep-th1999★ 3 cited

Perturbative or Path-Integral Approach versus Operator-Formalism Approach

Mitsuo Abe, Noboru Nakanishi

In the conformal-gauge two-dimensional quantum gravity, the solution obtained by the perturbative or path-integral approach is compared with the one obtained by the operator-formal…

hep-th1999

Non-perturbative Solutions to N=2 Supersymmetric Yang-Mills Theories -Progress and Perspective-

Yuji Ohta

This note reviews the progress on the low energy dynamics of N=2 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theories after the works of Seiberg and Witten. Specifically, the theory of prepotential…

hep-th1998★ 6 cited

Picard-Fuchs Ordinary Differential Systems in N=2 Supersymmetric Yang-Mills Theories

Yuji Ohta

In general, Picard-Fuchs systems in N=2 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theories are realized as a set of simultaneous partial differential equations. However, if the QCD scale parameter…

hep-th1998★ 6 cited

Weyl Anomaly in Higher Dimensions and Feynman Rules in Coordinate Space

Shoichi Ichinose, Noriaki Ikeda

An algorithm to obtain the Weyl anomaly in higher dimensions is presented. It is based on the heat-kernel method. Feynman rules, such as the vertex rule and the propagator rule, ar…

hep-th1998★ 5 cited

Differential Equations for Scaling Relation in N=2 Supersymmetric SU(2) Yang-Mills Theory Coupled with Massive Hypermultiplet

Yuji Ohta

Differential equations for scaling relation of prepotential in N=2 supersymmetric SU(2) Yang-Mills theory coupled with massive matter hypermultiplet are proposed and are explicitly…

hep-th1998★ 7 cited

Construction of an Identically Nilpotent BRS Charge in the Kato-Ogawa String Theory

Mitsuo Abe, Noboru Nakanishi

In previous work, the conformal-gauge two-dimensional quantum gravity in the BRS formalism has been solved completely in terms of Wightman functions. In the present paper, this res…

hep-th1998★ 2 cited

How to Solve Quantum Nonlinear Abelian Gauge Theory in Two Dimension in the Heisenberg Picture

Noriaki Ikeda

The new method based on the operator formalism proposed by Abe and Nakanishi is applied to the quantum nonlinear abelian gauge theory in two dimension. The soluble models in this m…