Character expansion method for supergroups and extended superversions of the Leutwyler–Smilga and Berezin–Karpelevich integrals

Abstract

We introduce an extension of the character expansion method to the case of supergroups. This method allows us to calculate a superversion of the Leutwyler-Smilga integral which, to the best of our knowledge, has not been calculated before. We also use the method to generalize a previously calculated superversion of the Berezin-Karpelevich integral. Our character expansion method should also allow for the calculation of other supergroup integrals. (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics.