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Codimension two defects and the Springer correspondence

High Energy Physics - Theory 2015-05-12 v2 Representation Theory

Abstract

One can associate an invariant to a large class of regular codimension two defects of the six dimensional (0,2)(0,2) SCFT X[j]\mathscr{X}[j] using the classical Springer correspondence. Such an association allows a simple description of S-duality of associated Gaiotto-Witten boundary conditions in N=4\mathcal{N}=4 SYM for arbitrary gauge group and by extension, a determination of certain local aspects of class S\mathcal{S} constructions. I point out that the problem of \textit{classifying} the corresponding boundary conditions in N=4\mathcal{N}=4 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.

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@article{arxiv.1502.06311,
  title  = {Codimension two defects and the Springer correspondence},
  author = {Aswin Balasubramanian},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1502.06311},
  year   = {2015}
}

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11pp, To appear in proceedings of String-Math 14 (Edmonton, Alberta)

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