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Quarter-indices for basic ortho-symplectic corners

High Energy Physics - Theory 2026-04-30 v1

Abstract

We study supersymmetric quarter-indices for corner configurations in 4d N=4\mathcal{N}=4 super Yang-Mills theory with orthogonal and symplectic gauge groups. For the basic Y-junctions, we obtain exact closed-form expressions for the indices by making use of the Gustafson type integral formula and the Higgsing method. We demonstrate the equality of the quarter-indices between dual configurations, providing evidence for S-duality of the corner configurations. In the special fugacity limit, the indices admit an interpretation in terms of the vacuum characters of the W-algebras of type BCD, and the Lie superalgebra osp(12N)\mathfrak{osp}(1|2N) as the corner vertex operator algebras.

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@article{arxiv.2604.26418,
  title  = {Quarter-indices for basic ortho-symplectic corners},
  author = {Yasuyuki Hatsuda and Tadashi Okazaki},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.26418},
  year   = {2026}
}

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34 pages, 9 figures

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