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Discrete theta and the 5d superconformal index

High Energy Physics - Theory 2015-06-17 v1

Abstract

5d Yang-Mills theory with an Sp(N) gauge group admits a discrete analog of the theta parameter. We describe the origin of this parameter in N=1 theories from Type I' string theory, and study its effect on the 5d superconformal fixed point theories with an Sp(1)=SU(2) gauge group by computing the superconformal index. Our result confirms the lack of global symmetry enhancement in the so-called \tilde{E}_1 theory.

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@article{arxiv.1310.2150,
  title  = {Discrete theta and the 5d superconformal index},
  author = {Oren Bergman and Diego Rodriguez-Gomez and Gabi Zafrir},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1310.2150},
  year   = {2015}
}

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15 pages, 12 figures