The Nicolai-map approach to supersymmetry

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Original languageEnglish
Article number012001
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume2667
Early online date18 Dec 2023
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Event12th International Symposium on Quantum Theory and Symmetries, QTS 2023 - Prague, Czech Republic
Duration: 24 Jul 202328 Jul 2023

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In 1980 Hermann Nicolai proposed a characterization of supersymmetric theories that became known as the Nicolai map. This is a particular nonlocal and nonlinear field transformation, whose perturbative expansion is given by fermion-line trees with bosonic leaves. Quantum correlation functions can by evaluated using the inversely transformed fields in the free theory. After initial promise and excitement (fuelling the author's PhD work!), the subject all but fell dormant for 35 years. Recently however, technical progress in the construction as well as a deeper insight into the nature of the map have been achieved, from quantum mechanics to super Yang-Mills in various dimensions. I will present the Nicolai map from this modern perspective and touch on some of the current developments.

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The Nicolai-map approach to supersymmetry. / Lechtenfeld, Olaf.
In: Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol. 2667, 012001, 2023.

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Lechtenfeld O. The Nicolai-map approach to supersymmetry. Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 2023;2667:012001. Epub 2023 Dec 18. doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2309.00481, 10.1088/1742-6596/2667/1/012001
Lechtenfeld, Olaf. / The Nicolai-map approach to supersymmetry. In: Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 2023 ; Vol. 2667.
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