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Non-Abelian Finite Gauge Theories

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-31 v3

Abstract

We study orbifolds of N=4{\cal N} = 4 U(n) super-Yang-Mills theory given by discrete subgroups of SU(2) and SU(3). We have reached many interesting observations that have graph-theoretic interpretations. For the subgroups of SU(2), we have shown how the matter content agrees with current quiver theories and have offered a possible explanation. In the case of SU(3) we have constructed a catalogue of candidates for finite (chiral) N=1{\cal N}=1 theories, giving the gauge group and matter content. Finally, we conjecture a McKay-type correspondence for Gorenstein singularities in dimension 3 with modular invariants of WZW conformal models. This implies a connection between a class of finite N=1{\cal N}=1 supersymmetric gauge theories in four dimensions and the classification of affine SU(3) modular invariant partition functions in two dimensions.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9811183,
  title  = {Non-Abelian Finite Gauge Theories},
  author = {Amihay Hanany and Yang-Hui He},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9811183},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

28 pages, 5 figs, 1 ref added, 1 table updated and some comments on binary dihedral groups added