English

(0,2) Dualities and the 4-Simplex

High Energy Physics - Theory 2019-10-02 v2 Geometric Topology

Abstract

We propose that a simple, Lagrangian 2d N=(0,2)\mathcal{N}=(0, 2) duality interface between the 3d N=2\mathcal{N}=2 XYZ model and 3d N=2\mathcal{N}=2 SQED can be associated to the simplest triangulated 4-manifold: the 4-simplex. We then begin to flesh out a dictionary between more general triangulated 4-manifolds with boundary and 2d N=(0,2)\mathcal{N}=(0, 2) interfaces. In particular, we identify IR dualities of interfaces associated to local changes of 4d triangulation, governed by the (3,3), (2,4), and (4,2) Pachner moves. We check these dualities using supersymmetric half-indices. We also describe how to produce stand-alone 2d theories (as opposed to interfaces) capturing the geometry of 4-simplices and Pachner moves by making additional field-theoretic choices, and find in this context that the Pachner moves recover abelian N=(0,2)\mathcal{N}=(0,2) trialities of Gadde-Gukov-Putrov. Our work provides new, explicit tools to explore the interplay between 2d dualities and 4-manifold geometry that has been developed in recent years.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1905.05173,
  title  = {(0,2) Dualities and the 4-Simplex},
  author = {Tudor Dimofte and Natalie M. Paquette},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1905.05173},
  year   = {2019}
}

Comments

50 pages, 15 figures. v2: minor edits, references added

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