Supersymmetric generalization of the maximal Abelian gauge

TL;DR

This paper develops a supersymmetric extension of the Maximal Abelian Gauge, including its quantization and symmetry properties, within superfield and component frameworks, advancing gauge theory understanding.

Contribution

It introduces a novel N=1 supersymmetric version of the MAG, detailing its superfield and component formulations, and analyzes its quantization and symmetry structures.

Findings

Supersymmetric MAG formulated in superfield and component forms

Faddeev-Popov quantization for the supersymmetric MAG established

BRST symmetry and Slavnov-Taylor identity derived in superspace

Abstract

We present an N=1 supersymmetric generalization of the Maximal Abelian Gauge (MAG) in its superfield and component-field formulations, and discuss its Faddeev-Popov quantization, the associated BRST symmetry and the corresponding Slavnov-Taylor identity in superspace approach.