Notes on theories with 16 supercharges

被引:183
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Seiberg, N [1 ]
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[1] Rutgers State Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Piscataway, NJ 08855 USA
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10.1016/S0920-5632(98)00128-5
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O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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We survey the various field theories with 16 real supercharges. The most widely known theory in this class is the N = 4 theory in four dimensions. The moduli space of vacua of these theories are described and the physics at the singularities of the moduli spaces are studied.
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