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BPS States Meet Generalized Cohomology

High Energy Physics - Theory 2023-07-11 v3 Mathematical Physics Algebraic Topology math.MP Quantum Algebra Representation Theory

Abstract

In this note we review a construction of a BPS Hilbert space in an effective supersymmetric quiver theory with 4 supercharges. We argue abstractly that this space contains elements of an equivariant generalized cohomology theory EG()E_G^{*}(-) of the quiver representation moduli space giving concretely Dolbeault cohomology, K-theory or elliptic cohomology depending on the spacial slice is compactified to a point, a circle or a torus respectively, and something more amorphous in other cases. Furthermore BPS instantons -- basic contributors to interface defects or a Berry connection -- induce a BPS algebra on the BPS Hilbert spaces representing Fourier-Mukai transforms on the quiver representation moduli spaces descending to an algebra over EG()E_G^{*}(-) as its representation. In the cases when the quiver describes a toric Calabi-Yau three-fold (CY3{}_3) the algebra is a respective generalization of the quiver BPS Yangian algebra discussed in the literature, in more general cases it is given by an abstract generalized cohomological Hall algebra.

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@article{arxiv.2303.05538,
  title  = {BPS States Meet Generalized Cohomology},
  author = {Dmitry Galakhov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2303.05538},
  year   = {2023}
}

Comments

31 pages, 2 figures, minor corrections

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