(0,2) Dualities and the 4-Simplex
Abstract
We propose that a simple, Lagrangian 2d duality interface between the 3d XYZ model and 3d 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 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 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