The Hitchhiker's Guide to 4d $\mathcal{N}=2$ Superconformal Field Theories
Abstract
Superconformal field theory with supersymmetry in four dimensional spacetime provides a prime playground to study strongly coupled phenomena in quantum field theory. Its rigid structure ensures valuable analytic control over non-perturbative effects, yet the theory is still flexible enough to incorporate a large landscape of quantum systems. Here we aim to offer a guidebook to fundamental features of the 4d superconformal field theories and basic tools to construct them in string/M-/F-theory. The content is based on a series of lectures at the Quantum Field Theories and Geometry School (https://sites.google.com/view/qftandgeometrysummerschool/home) in July 2020.
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@article{arxiv.2112.14764,
title = {The Hitchhiker's Guide to 4d $\mathcal{N}=2$ Superconformal Field Theories},
author = {Mohammad Akhond and Guillermo Arias-Tamargo and Alessandro Mininno and Hao-Yu Sun and Zhengdi Sun and Yifan Wang and Fengjun Xu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2112.14764},
year = {2022}
}
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v3: Improved discussion, fixed typos, added references v2: Typos fixed and added references. v1: 96 pages. Based on a series of lectures at the Quantum Field Theories and Geometry School in July 2020