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Variations on S-fold CFTs

High Energy Physics - Theory 2019-05-01 v2

Abstract

A local SL(2,Z) transformation on the Type IIB brane configuration gives rise to an interesting class of superconformal field theories, known as the S-fold CFTs. Previously it has been proposed that the corresponding quiver theory has a link involving the T(U(N)) theory. In this paper, we generalise the preceding result by studying quivers that contain a T(G) link, where G is self-dual under S-duality. In particular, the cases of G = SO(2N), USp'(2N) and G_2 are examined in detail. We propose the theories that arise from an appropriate insertion of an S-fold into a brane system, in the presence of an orientifold threeplane or an orientifold fiveplane. By analysing the moduli spaces, we test such a proposal against its S-dual configuration using mirror symmetry. The case of G_2 corresponds to a novel class of quivers, whose brane construction is not available. We present several mirror pairs, containing G_2 gauge groups, that have not been discussed before in the literature.

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@article{arxiv.1901.10493,
  title  = {Variations on S-fold CFTs},
  author = {Ivan Garozzo and Gabriele Lo Monaco and Noppadol Mekareeya},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1901.10493},
  year   = {2019}
}

Comments

v2: minor corrections and references added

R2 v1 2026-06-23T07:26:06.779Z