9 papers
Duality in N=2 SUSY Gauge Theories: low-energy effective action and BPS spectra
Adel Bilal
After an introduction to N=2 susy Yang-Mills theories, I review in some detail, for the SU(2) gauge group, how the low-energy effective action is obtained using duality and the con…
Introduction to Supersymmetry
Adel Bilal
These are expanded notes of lectures given at the summer school "Gif 2000" in Paris. They constitute the first part of an "Introduction to supersymmetry and supergravity" with the…
Supersymmetry and finite-temperature strings
I. Bakas, A. Bilal, J. -P. Derendinger +1
We describe finite temperature N=4 superstrings in D=5 by an effective four-dimensional supergravity of the thermal winding modes that can become tachyonic and trigger the instabil…
Testing the AdS/CFT correspondence beyond large N
Adel Bilal, Chong-Sun Chu
According to the AdS/CFT correspondence, the maximally supersymmetric SU(N) Yang-Mills theory in 4 dimensions is dual to the type IIB string theory compactified on AdS_5 x S^5. Mos…
Remarks on Defining the DLCQ of Quantum Field Theory as a Light-Like Limit
Adel Bilal
The issue of defining discrete light-cone quantization (DLCQ) in field theory as a light-like limit is investigated. This amounts to studying quantum field theory compactified on a…
Duality, Superstrings and M-theory
Adel Bilal
In these notes, based on a talk given at the Rencontres de Moriond, I give a simple introduction to the tremendous progress that has been made during the last few years towards the…