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Auxiliary superfields in \( \mathcal{N} \) = 1 supersymmetric self-dual electrodynamics

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We construct the general formulation of \( \mathcal{N} \) = 1 supersymmetric self-dual abelian gauge theory involving auxiliary chiral spinor superfields. Self-duality in this context is just U(N ) invariance of the nonlinear interaction of the auxiliary superfields. Focusing on the U(1) case, we present the most general form of the U(1) invariant auxiliary interaction, consider a few instructive examples and show how to generate self-dual \( \mathcal{N} \) =1 models with higher derivatives in this approach.

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Ivanov, E., Lechtenfeld, O. & Zupnik, B. Auxiliary superfields in \( \mathcal{N} \) = 1 supersymmetric self-dual electrodynamics. J. High Energ. Phys. 2013, 133 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP05(2013)133

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