Supersymmetric Field Theory 2018
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2019) | Viewed by 24245
Special Issue Editor
Interests: quantum filed theory; quantum gravity; supersymmetry and supergravity; string theory; higher spin field theory
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, “Supersymmetric Field Theory 2018”, will be devoted to current problems of classical and quantum supersymmetric field theory. At present, studies of the various aspects supersymmetry in physics and mathematics are actively developing research areas. Supersymmetry as an extension of the space–time symmetries is very broadly used in higher energy physics to describe the possible phenomena beyond the standard model of elementary particles. Use of supersymmetry in gravity allows us to construct new gravitational models with remarkable properties that, in turn, lead to possible interesting cosmological applications. Supersymmetry in quantum field theory provides a cancellation of some of the possible ultraviolet divergences and permits to formulate completely finite quantum filled models like the N=4 super Yang-Mills theory. In addition, supersymmetry is an element of superstring theory. Additionally, we point out that specific BRST supersymmetry underlies the modern approaches to quantization of gauge theories. This Special Issue will focus on selected active research directions of modern supersymmetric field theory.
Main topics include:
- Formulation of the new supersymmetric models in various dimensions
- Study a quantum structure of supersymmetric gauge theories
- Superspace methods in supersymmetric field models
- Problem of ultraviolet divergences in higher dimensional supersymmetric models
- Supersymmetric extension of the standard model
- Mathematical aspects of supersymmetric field theories
Additionally, the Special Issue is open to related topics.
Prof. Dr. Joseph L. Buchbinder
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Supersymmetry
- Superalgebra
- Superfield
- Effective action
- Gauge theory
- Quantization
- Divergences and renormalizations
- Yang-Mills theory
- Chern-Simons theory
- Supergravity
- Higher dimensions
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