The BPS Spectrum and Metric on the Moduli Space of Seiberg-Witten Theory

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Abstract: We report on an alternative method for determining the BPS spectrum of Seiberg-Witten theory. Seiberg-Witten theory describes the low-energy dynamics of N=2 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory with gauge group SU(2) [1-3]. An iterative formula for the metric on its moduli space of vacua can be used in a procedure to calculate its BPS spectrum [4]. Verifying that this procedure leads to the known BPS spectrum of Seiberg-Witten theory will demonstrate a novel way to find BPS spectra. It will also serve as a proof of concept for this iterative formula that has applications to finding an analytic expression for K3 metrics [5].

Type of resource	text
Date created	May 19, 2020

Author	Wang, Lark
Degree granting institution	Stanford University, Department of Physics
Primary advisor	Kachru, Shamit
Advisor	Senatore, Leonardo

Subject	BPS spectrum
Subject	Seiberg-Witten theory
Subject	metric on the moduli space of vacua
Genre	Thesis

Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/bk877xy9718

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Preferred Citation: Wang, Lark (2020). The BPS Spectrum and Metric on the Moduli Space of Seiberg-Witten Theory. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: https://purl.stanford.edu/bk877xy9718

Undergraduate Theses, Department of Physics

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