Supersymmetry counterterms revisited
File(s)
Published version
Author(s)
Howe, PS
Stelle, KS
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Superspace power-counting rules give estimates for the loop order at which divergences can first appear in non-renormalisable supersymmetric field theories. In some cases these estimates can be improved if harmonic superspace, rather than ordinary superspace, is used. The new estimates are in agreement with recent results derived from unitarity calculations for maximally supersymmetric Yang–Mills theories in five and six dimensions. For N=8 supergravity in four dimensions, we speculate that the onset of divergences may correspondingly occur at the six loop order.
Date Issued
2003-02-20
Date Acceptance
2002-12-23
Citation
Physics Letters B: Nuclear Physics and Particle Physics, 2003, 554 (3-4), pp.190-196
ISSN
0370-2693
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
190
End Page
196
Journal / Book Title
Physics Letters B: Nuclear Physics and Particle Physics
Volume
554
Issue
3-4
Copyright Statement
© 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. Open access under CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Physics, Nuclear
Physics, Particles & Fields
Physics
YANG-MILLS THEORY
HARMONIC SUPERSPACE
GAUGE-THEORY
OFF-SHELL
SUPERGRAVITY
GRAVITY
RENORMALIZATION
FINITENESS
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2003-01-10