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The ABCDEFG of Instantons and W-algebras

High Energy Physics - Theory 2023-03-07 v4

Abstract

For arbitrary gauge groups, we check at the one-instanton level that the Nekrasov partition function of pure N=2 super Yang-Mills is equal to the norm of a certain coherent state of the corresponding W-algebra. For non-simply-laced gauge groups, we confirm in particular that the coherent state is in the twisted sector of a simply-laced W-algebra.

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@article{arxiv.1111.5624,
  title  = {The ABCDEFG of Instantons and W-algebras},
  author = {Christoph A. Keller and Noppadol Mekareeya and Jaewon Song and Yuji Tachikawa},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1111.5624},
  year   = {2023}
}

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30 pages, 2 figures, v4: a reference added