Aspects of Supersymmetry

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dc.contributor.authorJia, Beien
dc.contributor.committeechairSharpe, Eric R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHuber, Patricken
dc.contributor.committeememberMinic, Djordjeen
dc.contributor.committeememberTakeuchi, Tatsuen
dc.contributor.departmentPhysicsen
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-22T08:01:17Zen
dc.date.available2014-04-22T08:01:17Zen
dc.date.issued2014-04-21en
dc.description.abstractThis thesis is devoted to a discussion of various aspects of supersymmetric quantum field theories in four and two dimensions. In four dimensions, š’© = 1 supersymmetric quantum gauge theories on various four-manifolds are constructed. Many of their properties, some of which are distinct to the theories on flat spacetime, are analyzed. In two dimensions, general š’© = (2, 2) nonlinear sigma models on SĀ² are constructed, both for chiral multiplets and twisted chiral multiplets. The explicit curvature coupling terms and their effects are discussed. Finally, š’© = (0, 2) gauged linear sigma models with nonabelian gauge groups are analyzed. In particular, various dualities between these nonabelian gauge theories are discussed in a geometric content, based on their Higgs branch structure.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.othervt_gsexam:2552en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/47495en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectSupersymmetryen
dc.subjectGauge Theoryen
dc.subjectSigma Modelen
dc.subjectString Compactificationen
dc.titleAspects of Supersymmetryen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplinePhysicsen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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