Field theory in noncommutative Minkowski superspace

Vahagn Nazaryan and Carl E. Carlson
Phys. Rev. D 71, 025019 – Published 26 January 2005

Abstract

There is much discussion of scenarios where the space-time coordinates xμ are noncommutative. The discussion has been extended to include nontrivial anticommutation relations among spinor coordinates in superspace. A number of authors have studied field theoretical consequences of the deformation of N=1 superspace arising from nonanticommutativity of coordinates θ, while leaving θ¯’s anticommuting. This is possible in Euclidean superspace only. In this note we present a way to extend the discussion by making both θ and θ¯ coordinates nonanticommuting in Minkowski superspace. We present a consistent algebra for the supercoordinates, find a star-product, and give the Wess-Zumino Lagrangian LWZ within our model. It has two extra terms due to non(anti)commutativity. The Lagrangian in Minkowski superspace is always manifestly Hermitian and for LWZ it preserves Lorentz invariance.

  • Received 13 October 2004

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.71.025019

©2005 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Vahagn Nazaryan* and Carl E. Carlson

  • Particle Theory Group, Department of Physics, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8795, USA

  • *Electronic address: vrnaza@wm.edu
  • Electronic address: carlson@physics.wm.edu

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Vol. 71, Iss. 2 — 15 January 2005

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