Superpotentials of N = 1 Supersymmetric Gauge Theories from M - theory
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We consider brane configurations in M-theory describing N = 1 supersymmetric gauge theories. Using the parametric representation of the brane configurations, we calculate the superpotentials for various cases including multiple gauge groups or fermions. For SU(n) N = 1 SQCD with Nf fermion case (Nf < Nc), we find that the superpotential from M-theory and the gauge theory agree precisly. This gives a direct evidence of the validity of Witten’s M-theory method for calculating the super potential.
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/ 9707247 SNUTP / 97 - 106 July 1997 Superpotentials of N = 1 Supersymmetric Gauge Theories from M - theory
We consider brane configurations in M-theory describing N = 1 supersymmetric gauge theories and using the parametric representation of the brane configurations, we calculate the superpotentials for various cases including multiple gauge groups or fermions. For SU(n) N = 1 SQCD with Nf fermion case (Nf < Nc), we find that the superpotential from M-theory and the gauge theory agree precisely. Thi...
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