Punctures for Theories of Class $\mathcal{S}_\Gamma$
Abstract
With the aim of understanding compactifications of 6D superconformal field theories to four dimensions, we study punctures for theories of class . The class theories arise from M5-branes probing , an ADE singularity. The resulting 4D theories descend from compactification on Riemann surfaces decorated with punctures. We show that for class theories, a puncture is specified by singular boundary conditions for fields in the 5D quiver gauge theory obtained from compactification of the 6D theory on a cylinder geometry. We determine general boundary conditions and study in detail solutions with first order poles. This yields a generalization of the Nahm pole data present for BPS punctures for theories of class . Focusing on specific algebraic structures, we show how the standard discussion of nilpotent orbits and its connection to representations of generalizes in this broader context.
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@article{arxiv.1609.01281,
title = {Punctures for Theories of Class $\mathcal{S}_\Gamma$},
author = {Jonathan J. Heckman and Patrick Jefferson and Tom Rudelius and Cumrun Vafa},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1609.01281},
year = {2017}
}
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39 pages