Yang-Mills theory and the $\mathcal{N}=2$ spinning path integral

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Authors: C. A. Cremonini, Ivo Sachs
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Abstract

We embed the perturbative Fock state of the Yang-Mills BV-multiplet in the vertex operator algebra of the path-integral for the \mathcal{N}=2 𝒩 = 2 supersymmetric world line and evaluate the pull-back of the latter to an integral form on supermoduli space. Choosing a suitable Poincaré dual on the latter, we show that this integral form describes an extension of Yang-Mills theory. Upon projection back to the Fock space, we recover the Yang-Mills action from the world line. This furthermore gives an a priori justification for the construction of Yang-Mills equations of motion as emerging from deformations of the BRST differential.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Algebraic structures and combinatorial models Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions

Publication details

Journal / source
SciPost Physics
Volume
20
Issue
4
Publication date
7 April 2026
Language
EN