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Superconformal transformation (Polchinski text 12.3.8)

Physics Asked on June 6, 2021

I am reading Polchinski’s text book STING THEORY.
In the above of eq.(12.3.8), the differential $D_theta = partial_theta + thetapartial_z$ is defined and
begin{equation}
D_theta = D_thetatheta’partial_{theta’}
+ D_theta z’partial_{z’}
+ D_thetabartheta’partial_{bartheta’}
+ D_thetabar z’partial_{bar z’}.
end{equation}

I think it is given by the chain rule.
Next by using the property that superconformal transformation changes $D_theta$ into a multiple of itself, he derives $D_thetabartheta’ = D_theta z’ = 0$ and $D_theta z’ = theta’D_thetatheta’$. So $D_theta = (D_thetatheta’)D_{theta’}$.

Next he says $D_theta^2 = partial_z$ (I could prove it) and using it,
begin{equation}
partial_{bar z}z’ = partial_{bartheta}z’ = partial_{bar z}theta’ = partial_{bartheta}theta’ = 0
end{equation}

is obtained.

I cannot understand why this result can be derived.

P.S.
The solution of the above conditions is
begin{equation}
z'(z,theta) = f(z) + theta g(z)h(z),;;
theta'(z,theta) = g(z) + theta h(z),;;
h(z) = pm[partial_zf(z) + g(z)partial_zg(z)]^{1/2},
end{equation}

where $f(z)$ is ordinary holomorphic function and $g(z)$ is anticommuting holomorphic function.
He says "super-Jacobian", given in (A.2.29) as
begin{equation}
delta(dxdtheta)
= dxdthetaBig(sum_ifrac{delta}{delta x_i}delta x_i
+ frac{delta}{deltatheta_j}deltatheta_jBig),
end{equation}

of this transformation is
begin{equation}
dz’dtheta’ = dzdtheta D_thetatheta’.
end{equation}

How can I get it?

One Answer

I think I could solve the problem by myself. The solution is as follows.

By multiplying $D_theta$ to $D_thetabartheta' = D_thetabar z' = 0$ from the left and use $D_theta^2 = partial_z$, we obtain begin{equation} partial_zbartheta' = partial_zbar z' = 0. end{equation} By writing the original conditions explicitly, $(partial_theta + thetapartial_z)bartheta' = (partial_theta + thetapartial_z)bar z' = 0$. Eliminating the zero terms by the condition we obtained above, $theta$ derivative of $bartheta'$ and $bar z'$ is also zero. Summarizing the results and taking the conjugate parts, begin{equation} partial_{bar z}theta' = partial_{bar z}z' = partial_{bartheta}theta' = partial_{bartheta}z' = 0. end{equation}

Answered by KoKo_physmath on June 6, 2021

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