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Generating functions for $\mathcal{N}=2$ BPS structures

High Energy Physics - Theory 2024-08-26 v1

Abstract

We propose generating functions which encode the degeneracies and wall-crossing phenomena of N=2\mathcal{N}=2 BPS structures. The generating functions have a representation-theoretic origin and are the analogs of the 1/4-BPS dyon counting formula in N=4\mathcal{N}=4 theories involving the Weyl denominator formula of a Borcherds-Kac-Moody Lie algebra. A general form of the generating function is suggested based on the Lie algebra associated to the adjacency matrix of the BPS quiver whenever the BPS spectrum of the N=2\mathcal{N}=2 theory admits such a description. This proposal is tested for the BPS spectrum of Seiberg-Witten SU(2) theory as well as for the D6D6-D2D2-D0D0 BPS structure of the resolved conifold which are both captured by an affine A1A_1 Lie algebra and are obtained from limits of the N=4\mathcal{N}=4 generating function. The general proposal also reproduces the correct BPS spectra and wall-crossing structures for the Argyres-Douglas A2A_2 theory. We further discuss connections to scattering diagrams studied in the context of stability structures.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2408.12703,
  title  = {Generating functions for $\mathcal{N}=2$ BPS structures},
  author = {Murad Alim and Daniel Bryan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2408.12703},
  year   = {2024}
}

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73 pages, 8 figures

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