Supersymmetry and complexified spectrum on Euclidean AdS2

Quantum study of supersymmetric theories on Euclidean two dimensional anti-de Sitter space (AdS(2)) is invalid if we use the standard normalizable functional basis due to its incompatibility with supersymmetry. We cure this problem by demonstrating that supersymmetry requires a complexified spectrum and constructing the supersymmetric basis for scalar and spinor fields. Our new basis is free of fermionic zero modes, delta-function normalizable with respect to a newly defined inner product, and compatible with the supersymmetric asymptotic boundary condition. We also explore the one-loop evaluation using this basis and show that it agrees with the standard nonsupersymmetric basis up to a global contribution arising from the fermion zero mode.

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This article discusses some problems in the quantum study of supersymmetric theories on Euclidean two-dimensional anti-de Sitter space and proposes a new supersymmetric basis to address these issues. By using this basis, fermionic zero modes are eliminated and compatibility with supersymmetry is guaranteed.