N = 4 SYM LOW-ENERGY EFFECTIVE ACTION IN N = 4 HARMONIC SUPERSPACE

摘要

We apply the N = 4 harmonic superspace with U Sp(4) harmonic variables for describing the N = 4 SYM low-energy effective action. Scale invariance and gauge symmetry fix the leading term in the low-energy effective action uniquely, up to a constant. The value of the remaining constant can be fixed by the topological quantization condition for the Wess-Zumino term which is present in the component structure of this action.