Three-point functions of conserved supercurrents in 3D $\mathcal{N}=1$ SCFT: general formalism for arbitrary superspins

Abstract: We analyse the general structure of the three-point functions of conserved higher-spin supercurrents in 3D, $\mathcal{N}=1$ superconformal field theory. It is shown that supersymmetry imposes additional restrictions on correlation functions of conserved higher-spin currents. We develop a manifestly supersymmetric formalism to compute the three-point function $\langle \mathbf{J}^{{}<em>{s</em>{1}}} \mathbf{J}&#39;<em>{s</em>{2}} \mathbf{J}&#39;&#39;<em>{s</em>{3}} \rangle$, where $\mathbf{J}<sup>{}<em>{s</em>{1}}$, $\mathbf{J}&#39;<em>{s</em>{2}}$ and $\mathbf{J}&#39;&#39;<em>{s</em>{3}}$ are conserved higher-spin supercurrents with superspins $s_{1}$, $s_{2}$ and $s_{3}$ respectively (integer or half-integer). Using a computational approach limited only by computer power, we analytically impose the constraints arising from the superfield conservation equations and symmetries under permutations of superspace points. Explicit solutions for three-point functions are presented and we provide a complete classification of the results for $s_{i} \leq 20$; the pattern is very clear, and we propose that our classification holds for arbitrary superspins. We demonstrate that Grassmann-even three-point functions are fixed up to one parity-even structure and one parity-odd structure, while Grassmann-odd three-point functions are fixed up to a single parity-even structure. The existence of the parity-odd structure in the Grassmann-even correlation functions is subject to a set of triangle inequalities in the superspins. For completeness, we also analyse the structure of three-point functions involving conserved higher-spin supercurrents and scalar superfields.