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Three dimensional canonical singularity and five dimensional N=1 SCFT

High Energy Physics - Theory 2017-08-02 v1

Abstract

We conjecture that every three dimensional canonical singularity defines a five dimensional N=1 SCFT. Flavor symmetry can be found from singularity structure: non-abelian flavor symmetry is read from the singularity type over one dimensional singular locus. The dimension of Coulomb branch is given by the number of compact crepant divisors from a crepant resolution of singularity. The detailed structure of Coulomb branch is described as follows: a): A chamber of Coulomb branch is described by a crepant resolution, and this chamber is given by its Nef cone and the prepotential is computed from triple intersection numbers; b): Crepant resolution is not unique and different resolutions are related by flops; Nef cones from crepant resolutions form a fan which is claimed to be the full Coulomb branch.

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@article{arxiv.1704.00799,
  title  = {Three dimensional canonical singularity and five dimensional N=1 SCFT},
  author = {Dan Xie and Shing-Tung Yau},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1704.00799},
  year   = {2017}
}

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35 pages, 17 figures

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