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Harmonic superfield action for \(\mathcal{N}\) = 4 SYM theory with central charge

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We develop a superfield formulation of N = 4 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory with the rigid central charge in USp(4) harmonic superspace. Component formulation of this theory was given by Sohnius, Stelle and West [1] but its superfield formulation has not been constructed so far. We construct the superfield action, corresponding to this model, and show that it reproduces the component action from [1].

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  1. Department of Theoretical Physics, Tomsk State Pedagogical University and National Research Tomsk State University, Tomsk, 634061, Russia

    I. L. Buchbinder

  2. Department of Theoretical Physics, Institute of Mathematics and National Research Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia

    N. G. Pletnev

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Buchbinder, I.L., Pletnev, N.G. Harmonic superfield action for \(\mathcal{N}\) = 4 SYM theory with central charge. Phys. Part. Nuclei Lett. 11, 824–829 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1134/S154747711407005X

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