Overview
- Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D thesis by the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Reviews the general six-dimensional (6d) superconformal field theory
- Highlights the M-theory brane construction
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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About this book
This thesis describes the structures of six-dimensional (6d) superconformal field theories and its torus compactifications. The first half summarizes various aspects of 6d field theories, while the latter half investigates torus compactifications of these theories, and relates them to four-dimensional superconformal field theories in the class, called class S. It is known that compactifications of 6d conformal field theories with maximal supersymmetries provide numerous insights into four-dimensional superconformal field theories. This thesis generalizes the story to the theories with smaller supersymmetry, constructing those six-dimensional theories as brane configurations in the M-theory, and highlighting the importance of fractionalization of M5-branes. This result establishes new dualities between the theories with eight supercharges.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Kantaro Ohmori is a member of the Institute for Advanced Study, USA. He received his Bachelor, Master and Doctor of Science degrees from the University of Tokyo in 2012, 2014 and 2016, respectively. After completing his PhD, he moved to the current institute. His research interests include various issues in string theory and quantum field theory.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Six-Dimensional Superconformal Field Theories and Their Torus Compactifications
Authors: Kantaro Ohmori
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3092-6
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-3091-9Published: 14 November 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-3092-6Published: 03 November 2018
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 115
Number of Illustrations: 26 b/w illustrations
Topics: Quantum Field Theories, String Theory, Mathematical Methods in Physics, Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory