Non-trivial fixed points of the renormalization group in six dimensions

1996/09/18 by Nathan Seiberg · 14 citations
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Conjecture #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Field (mathematics) #Field theory (psychology) #Fixed point #Group (periodic table) #Mathematical analysis #Mathematical physics #Mathematics #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Physics #Pure mathematics #Quantum mechanics #Renormalization group #String (physics) #String theory #Theoretical physics #hep-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/s0370-2693(96)01424-4

published as Phys.Lett.B390:169-171,1997 · 6 pages, uses harvmac

arxiv created 1996/09/18 · openalex publication_date 1997/01/01 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

We start a systematic analysis of supersymmetric field theories in six dimensions. We find necessary conditions for the existence of non-trivial interacting fixed points. String theory provides us with examples of such theories. We conjecture that there are many other examples.

Citations

• Some Comments On String Dynamics
• Gauge Dynamics And Compactification To Three Dimensions
• Heterotic phase transitions and singularities of the gauge dyonic string

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