Copyright © 1995 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.
On the N = 2 supersymmetric
σ model and Chern-Simons terms
Received 20 June 1995;
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Abstract
We use the large N self-consistency method to compute the critical exponents of the fields and coupling of the supersymmetric
σ model at leading order in 1/N in various dimensions. We verify that the correction to the critical β-function slope vanishes at O(1/N), which is consistent with supersymmetry. The three-dimensional model is investigated explicitly when a Chern-Simons term is included supersymmetrically. We determine the modification that this has on the gauge independent quantity β′(gc) as a function of the Chern-Simons coupling,
. For an
= 2 supersymmetric ChernSimons term the exponent is independent of
at O(1/N), whilst it is invariant under
→ 1/
when an
= 1 supersymmetric Chern-Simons term is included.







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