Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2016 iii Paper 304 3 Created 2026-10-03 Updated 2026-10-06
Set and , treating as independent coordinates for Wirtinger derivatives. Use left Grassmann derivatives, so . The given odd vector field acts by , , and zero on . Consequently its square vanishes on every coordinate. The square of an odd graded derivation is an even graded derivation, so the nilpotent operator property holds on every function:
For the action in this zero-dimensional supersymmetric field theory, and . The cubic term vanishes after multiplication by , and the other two terms cancel:Three further independent odd symmetries areFor , use ; the same cancellation proves invariance. The barred calculations exchange barred and unbarred variables and coefficients. Each graded derivation is also a nilpotent operator, by its coordinate action. Their different odd coefficients and coordinate derivatives make them linearly independent. These are odd symmetries of a zero-dimensional polynomial model.
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