Perturbative gauge-coupling independence of the Wilsonian superpotential

ID: perturbative-gauge-coupling-independence-of-the-wilsonian-superpotential

The holomorphic coupling is . Perturbative coefficients are independent of the topological angle . A holomorphic function invariant under continuous shifts of is constant by the Cauchy-Riemann equations, hence a perturbative local superpotential coefficient cannot depend on . Terms in can evade this argument nonperturbatively. This does not forbid renormalization of the separate gauge kinetic F-term, or wave-function renormalization from the Kähler potential.

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