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5d Higgs Branches from M-theory on quasi-homogeneous cDV threefold singularities

High Energy Physics - Theory 2023-05-08 v3

Abstract

We classify rank zero 5d SCFTs geometrically engineered from M-theory on quasi-homogeneous compound Du Val isolated threefold singularities. For all such theories, we characterize the Higgs Branch, by computing the dimension, the continuous and discrete symmetry groups, as well as more refined details such as the charges of the hypermultiplets under these groups. We derive these data by means of a gauge-theoretic method, that we have recently introduced, based on establishing a correspondence between an adjoint Higgs field and the M-theory geometry. As a byproduct, this further allows us to construct several T-brane backgrounds, that yield inequivalent 5d spectra but are associated with the same geometry.

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@article{arxiv.2205.01125,
  title  = {5d Higgs Branches from M-theory on quasi-homogeneous cDV threefold singularities},
  author = {Mario De Marco and Andrea Sangiovanni and Roberto Valandro},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2205.01125},
  year   = {2023}
}

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49 pages + appendices