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Universal Planar Abelian Duals for 3d $\mathcal{N}=2$ Unitary CS-SQCD

High Energy Physics - Theory 2026-03-11 v1

Abstract

We provide an explicit planar Abelian dual for three-dimensional N=2\mathcal{N}=2 U(N)kU(N)_k SQCD with FF fundamental chiral multiplets. This construction covers the entire (N,F,k)(N, F, k) parameter space (provided supersymmetry is unbroken), offering a unified framework for the infrared physics of these theories. Our results generalize a recently discovered class of chiral-planar dualities, which were previously limited to the locus F=2k+2NF = 2|k| + 2N, which is a mass deformation of N=4\mathcal{N}=4 mirror symmetry plus a restricted set of additional mass deformations. By developing a systematic algorithm to track the flow of the dual theory under generic mass deformations, we establish the planar Abelian quiver not merely as a specific dual description, but as a universal tool for analyzing 3d gauge dynamics.

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@article{arxiv.2603.08842,
  title  = {Universal Planar Abelian Duals for 3d $\mathcal{N}=2$ Unitary CS-SQCD},
  author = {Sergio Benvenuti and Riccardo Comi and Gabriel Pedde Ungureanu and Simone Rota and Anant Shri},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.08842},
  year   = {2026}
}

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61 pages, 11 figures