Codimension two defects and the Springer correspondence
Abstract
One can associate an invariant to a large class of regular codimension two defects of the six dimensional SCFT using the classical Springer correspondence. Such an association allows a simple description of S-duality of associated Gaiotto-Witten boundary conditions in SYM for arbitrary gauge group and by extension, a determination of certain local aspects of class constructions. I point out that the problem of \textit{classifying} the corresponding boundary conditions in SYM is intimately tied to possible symmetry breaking patterns in the bulk theory. Using the Springer correspondence and the representation theory of Weyl groups, I construct a pair of functors between the class of boundary conditions in the theory in the phase with broken gauge symmetry and those in the phase with unbroken gauge symmetry.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1502.06311,
title = {Codimension two defects and the Springer correspondence},
author = {Aswin Balasubramanian},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1502.06311},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
11pp, To appear in proceedings of String-Math 14 (Edmonton, Alberta)