2D Volkov-Akulov Model as a $T\overline{T}$ Deformation

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2D Volkov-Akulov Model as a $T \bar{T}$ Deformation

Niccolò Cribiori, Fotis Farakos, and Rikard von Unge

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 201601 – Published 12 November 2019

Abstract

We show that the two-dimensional $N = (2, 2)$ Volkov-Akulov action that describes the spontaneous breaking of supersymmetry is a $T \bar{T}$ deformation of a free fermionic theory. Our findings point toward a possible relation between nonlinear supersymmetry and $T \bar{T}$ flows.

Received 25 July 2019

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.201601

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