2020/03/11 by C. A. Cremonini, P. A. Grassi, S. Penati · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #hep-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1007/jhep04(2020)161
52 pages, no figures, added 1 reference and a sentence in the conclusions
arxiv created 2020/03/11 · arxiv updated 2020/05/20
We study supersymmetric Wilson loops from a geometrical perspective. To this end, we propose a new formulation of these operators in terms of an integral form associated to the immersion of the loop into a supermanifold. This approach provides a unifying description of Wilson loops preserving different sets of supercharges, and clarifies the flow between them. Moreover, it allows to exploit the powerful techniques of super-differential calculus for investigating their symmetries. As remarkable examples, we discuss supersymmetry and kappa-symmetry invariance.