Superspace Formulation of N=4 Super Yang-Mills Theory with a Central Charge

Abstract

A superspace formulation using superconnections and supercurvatures is specifically constructed for N=4 extended super Yang-Mills theory with a central charge in four dimensions, first proposed by Sohnius, Stelle and West long ago. We find that the constraints, almost uniquely derived from the possible spin structure of the multiplet, can be algebraically solved which results in an off-shell supersymmetric formulation of the theory on the superspace.

61 pages. Extended version of the author's master's thesis published in Soryushiron Kenkyu (Kyoto)