The Chern-Simons coefficient in the Higgs phase

Hsien Chung Kao*, Kimyeong Lee, Choonkyu Lee, Taejin Lee

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Abstract

We study one-loop corrections to the Chern-Simons coefficient κ{script} in abelian self-dual Chern-Simons Higgs systems and their N=2 and N=3 supersymmetric generalizations in both symmetric and asymmetric phases. One-loop corrections to the Chern-Simons coefficient of these systems turn out to be integer multiples of 1 4π in both phases. Especially in the maximally supersymmetric N=3 case, the correction in the symmetric phase vanishes and that in the asymmetric phase is κ{script}/(2π|κ{script}|). Our results suggest that nonabelian self-dual system might enjoy similar features. We also discuss various issues arising from our results.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)181-186
Number of pages6
JournalPhysics Letters B
Volume341
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1994 Dec 29
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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