Yang-Baxter invariance of the Nappi-Witten model

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates that the Nappi-Witten model remains invariant under Yang-Baxter deformations at the metric level, establishing it as a unique conformal theory within this class due to its invariance and beta-function conditions.

Contribution

It shows the metric invariance under arbitrary Yang-Baxter deformations and identifies the Nappi-Witten model as uniquely conformal among such deformations.

Findings

Sigma-model metric remains invariant under deformations.

The B-field coefficient is fixed by conformal invariance.

Nappi-Witten model is the only conformal theory in this deformation class.

Abstract

We study Yang-Baxter deformations of the Nappi-Witten model with a prescription invented by Delduc, Magro and Vicedo. The deformations are specified by skew-symmetric classical $r$-matrices satisfying (modified) classical Yang-Baxter equations. We show that the sigma-model metric is invariant under arbitrary deformations (while the coefficient of $B$-field is changed) by utilizing the most general classical $r$-matrix. Furthermore, the coefficient of $B$-field is determined to be the original value from the requirement that the one-loop $\beta$-function should vanish. After all, the Nappi-Witten model is the unique conformal theory within the class of the Yang-Baxter deformations preserving the conformal invariance.