Analytic continuation of dimensions in supersymmetric localization
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Gorantis, Anastasios; Minahan, Joseph A.; Naseer, Usman
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We compute the perturbative partition functions for gauge theories with eight supersymmetries on spheres of dimension d ≤ 5, proving a conjecture by the second author. We apply similar methods to gauge theories with four supersymmetries on spheres with d ≤ 3. The results are valid for non-integer d as well. We further propose an analytic continuation from d = 3 to d = 4 that gives the perturbative partition function for an N =1 gauge theory. The results are consistent with the free multiplets and the one-loop β-functions for general N = 1 gauge theories. We also consider the analytic continuation of an N = 1 preserving mass deformation of the maximally supersymmetric gauge theory and compare to recent holographic results for N = 1[superscript ∗] super Yang-Mills. We find that the general structure for the real part of the free energy coming from the analytic continuation is consistent with the holographic results. Keywords: Extended Supersymmetry, Matrix Models, Supersymmetric Gauge Theory
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2018-02Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Theoretical Physics; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of PhysicsJournal
Journal of High Energy Physics
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Gorantis, Anastasios, et al. “Analytic Continuation of Dimensions in Supersymmetric Localization.” Journal of High Energy Physics, vol. 2018, no. 2, Feb. 2018. © The Authors
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1029-8479
1126-6708