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We find an intriguing relation between a class of 3-dimensional non-unitary topological field theories (TFTs) and Virasoro minimal models $M(2,2r+3)$ with $r \geq 1$. The TFTs are constructed by topologically twisting $3d$ ${\mathcal N}=4$…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-10-16 Dongmin Gang , Heeyeon Kim , Spencer Stubbs

We ask when it is possible to construct arbitrary unitary multiplets of the superconformal algebra with eight Poincar\'e supercharges that are compatible with locality from (continuous deformations of) representations in free field…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-08-08 Matthew Buican , Hongliang Jiang

Detailed studies of four dimensional N=2 superconformal field theories (SCFT) defined by isolated complete intersection singularities are performed: we compute the Coulomb branch spectrum, Seiberg-Witten solutions and central charges. Most…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-06-22 Yifan Wang , Dan Xie , Stephen S. -T. Yau , Shing-Tung Yau

We present several new examples of nontrivial 4d N=1 superconformal field theories. Some of these theories exhibit exotic global symmetries, including non-simply laced groups (such as $F_4$). They are obtained by studying threebrane probes…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-09-06 Ofer Aharony , Shamit Kachru , Eva Silverstein

We study certain N=1 preserving deformations of four-dimensional N=2 superconformal field theories (SCFTs) with non-abelian flavor symmetry. The deformation is described by adding an N=1 chiral multiplet transforming in the adjoint…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2017-03-08 Kazunobu Maruyoshi , Jaewon Song

We construct a Liouville superconformal field theory with eight real supercharges in four dimensions. The Liouville superfield is an $\mathcal{N}=2$ chiral superfield with sixteen bosonic and sixteen fermionic component fields. Its lowest…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2019-07-23 Tom Levy , Yaron Oz , Avia Raviv-Moshe

We study a rich set of four-dimensional superconformal field theories (SCFTs) with both central charges identical: $a = c$. These are constructed via the diagonal $\mathcal{N}=2$ or $\mathcal{N}=1$ gauging of the flavor symmetry $G$ of a…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2022-10-14 Monica Jinwoo Kang , Craig Lawrie , Ki-Hong Lee , Jaewon Song

General 1-point toric blocks in all sectors of N=1 superconformal field theories are analyzed. The recurrence relations for blocks coefficients are derived by calculating their residues and large $\Delta$ asymptotics.

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-05 Leszek Hadasz , Zbigniew Jaskolski , Paulina Suchanek

A recently proposed correspondence between 4-dimensional N=2 SUSY SU(k) gauge theories on R^4/Z_m and SU(k) Toda-like theories with Z_m parafermionic symmetry is used to construct four-point N=1 super Liouville conformal block, which…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2011-10-03 A. Belavin , V. Belavin , M. Bershtein

We analyze various brane configurations corresponding to field theories in three, four and five dimensions. We find brane configurations which correspond to three dimensional N=2 and four dimensional N=1 supersymmetric QCD theories with…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-09-29 Ofer Aharony , Amihay Hanany

Using the superconformal (SC) indices techniques, we construct Seiberg type dualities for $\mathcal{N}=1$ supersymmetric field theories outside the conformal windows. These theories are physically distinguished by the presence of chiral…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2011-02-15 V. P. Spiridonov , G. S. Vartanov

We uncover a deep connection between the $\mathcal{N}=1$ superconformal field theory in 2D and eigenfunctions of the supersymmetric Sutherland model known as Jack superpolynomials (sJacks). Specifically, the singular vector at level $rs/2$…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2013-08-27 Patrick Desrosiers , Luc Lapointe , Pierre Mathieu

We study a set of four-dimensional $\mathcal{N}=2$ superconformal field theories (SCFTs) $\widehat{\Gamma}(G)$ labeled by a pair of simply-laced Lie groups $\Gamma$ and $G$. They are constructed out of gauging a number of $\mathcal{D}_p(G)$…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-11-12 Monica Jinwoo Kang , Craig Lawrie , Jaewon Song

Neural Network Field Theories (NN-FTs) represent a novel construction of arbitrary field theories, including those of conformal fields, through the specification of the network architecture and prior distribution for the network parameters.…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-05-18 Pietro Capuozzo , Brandon Robinson , Benjamin Suzzoni

Six-dimensional superconformal field theories (SCFTs) give rise to four-dimensional (4d) ones when compactified on Riemann surfaces. In the $\mathcal{N}=(2,0)$ case, this yields the famous class S family. For $\mathcal{N}=(1,0)$ theories…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-10-22 Fabio Apruzzi , Noppadol Mekareeya , Brandon Robinson , Alessandro Tomasiello

We uncover a precise relation between superblocks for correlators of superconformal field theories (SCFTs) in various dimensions and symmetric functions related to the $BC$ root system. The theories we consider are defined by two integers…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-07-26 Francesco Aprile , Paul Heslop

Turning on N=2 supersymmetry-preserving relevant operators in a 4-dimensional N=2 superconformal field theory (SCFT) corresponds to a complex deformation compatible with the rigid special Kahler geometry encoded in the low energy effective…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2010-07-29 Philip C. Argyres , John Wittig

Six-dimensional superconformal field theories (6D SCFTs) occupy a central place in the study of quantum field theories encountered in high energy theory. This article reviews the top down construction and study of this rich class of quantum…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-09-09 Jonathan J. Heckman , Tom Rudelius

We study N=1 superconformal theories in four dimensions obtained wrapping M5 branes on a Riemann surface. We propose a method to determine from the spectral curve the scaling dimension of chiral operators in the SCFT. Whenever the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-22 Simone Giacomelli

We describe a procedure for classifying N=2 superconformal theories of the type introduced by Davide Gaiotto. Any curve, C, on which the 6D A_{N-1} SCFT is compactified, can be decomposed into 3-punctured spheres, connected by cylinders. We…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2010-11-26 Oscar Chacaltana , Jacques Distler