Six-Dimensional Superconformal Field Theories and Their Torus Compactifications

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Ohmori, Kantaro (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Σειρά: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Θέματα: Quantum field theory.; String theory.; Physics.; Elementary particles (Physics).; Quantum Field Theories, String Theory.; Mathematical Methods in Physics.; Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: XII, 115 p. 26 illus. online resource.
• ISBN: 9789811330926
• ISSN: 2190-5053
• DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-3092-6

This thesis describes the structures of six-dimensional (6d) superconformal field theories and its torus compactifications. The first half summarizes various aspects of 6d field theories, while the latter half investigates torus compactifications of these theories, and relates them to four-dimensional superconformal field theories in the class, called class S. It is known that compactifications of 6d conformal field theories with maximal supersymmetries provide numerous insights into four-dimensional superconformal field theories. This thesis generalizes the story to the theories with smaller supersymmetry, constructing those six-dimensional theories as brane configurations in the M-theory, and highlighting the importance of fractionalization of M5-branes. This result establishes new dualities between the theories with eight supercharges.