Harmonic Superspace Gaugeon Formalism for the ABJM Theory

Abstract

In this paper we will analyse the ABJM theory in harmonic superspace. The harmonic superspace variables will be parameterized by the coset $SU(2)/U(1)$ and thus will have manifest $\mathcal{N}=3$ supersymmetry. We will study the quantum gauge transformations and the BRST transformations of this theory in gaugeon formalism. We will use this BRST symmetry to project out the physical sub-space from the total Hilbert space. We will also show that the evolution of the $\mathcal{S}$-matrix is unitary for this ABJM theory in harmonic superspace.

11, pages, 0 figures, accepted for publication in Mod. Phys. Lett. A

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