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4d mirror-like dualities

High Energy Physics - Theory 2020-09-14 v2

Abstract

We construct a family of 4d4d N=1\mathcal{N}=1 theories that we call Eρσ[USp(2N)]E^\sigma_\rho[USp(2N)] which exhibit a novel type of 4d4d IR duality very reminiscent of the mirror duality enjoyed by the 3d3d N=4\mathcal{N}=4 Tρσ[SU(N)]T^\sigma_\rho[SU(N)] theories. We obtain the Eρσ[USp(2N)]E^\sigma_\rho[USp(2N)] theories from the recently introduced E[USp(2N)]E[USp(2N)] theory, by following the RG flow initiated by vevs labelled by partitions ρ\rho and σ\sigma for two operators transforming in the antisymmetric representations of the USp(2N)×USp(2N)USp(2N) \times USp(2N) IR symmetries of the E[USp(2N)]E[USp(2N)] theory. These vevs are the 4d4d uplift of the ones we turn on for the moment maps of T[SU(N)]T[SU(N)] to trigger the flow to Tρσ[SU(N)]T^\sigma_\rho[SU(N)]. Indeed the E[USp(2N)]E[USp(2N)] theory, upon dimensional reduction and suitable real mass deformations, reduces to the T[SU(N)]T[SU(N)] theory. In order to study the RG flows triggered by the vevs we develop a new strategy based on the duality webs of the T[SU(N)]T[SU(N)] and E[USp(2N)]E[USp(2N)] theories.

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@article{arxiv.2002.12897,
  title  = {4d mirror-like dualities},
  author = {Chiung Hwang and Sara Pasquetti and Matteo Sacchi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2002.12897},
  year   = {2020}
}

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85 pages, 26 figures; v2: version published on JHEP

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