Topological Invariants And A Gauge Theory Of The Super-Poincarb Algebra In Three Dimensions t
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Various aspects of super-space topology and N=l supersymmetry in 2+1 dimensions are explored. Non-Minimal super Yang-Mills theory is used to construct a gauge theory of the N=l super-Poincare’ algebra. A topological super Yang-Mills theory is given and used to compute elements of the cohomology classes of super-monopole moduli space. Submitted to Nuclear Physics B t This work is supported by the Department of Energy under contract # DE-ACOS76SF00515.
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