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We consider the superconformal index of class S theories of type D, which arise by compactification of the (2,0) D_n theories on a punctured Riemann surface C. We also allow for the presence of twist lines on C associated to the Z_2 outer…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2014-06-04 Madalena Lemos , Wolfger Peelaers , Leonardo Rastelli

We consider compactifications of $6d$ minimal $(D_{N+3},D_{N+3})$ type conformal matter SCFTs on a generic Riemann surface. We derive the theories corresponding to three punctured spheres (trinions) with three maximal punctures, from which…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2020-06-26 Shlomo S. Razamat , Evyatar Sabag

2-group symmetries are generalized symmetries that arise when 1-form and 0-form symmetries mix with each other. We uncover the existence of a class of 2-group symmetries in general 4d N=2 theories of Class S that can be constructed by…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2022-05-11 Lakshya Bhardwaj

Discrete global symmetries of 4d $\mathcal{N}=2$ SCFTs are studied via two operations: gauging and twisted compactification. We consider gauging of discrete symmetries in several well-known 4d $\mathcal{N}=2$ SCFTs, including…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-05-22 Simone Giacomelli , William Harding , Noppadol Mekareeya , Alessandro Mininno

We realize four-dimensional N=2 superconformal quiver gauge theories with alternating SO and USp gauge groups as compactifications of the six-dimensional D_N theory with defects. The construction can be used to analyze infinitely…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-08-06 Yuji Tachikawa

We study the geometry of 4d N=1 SCFT's arising from compactification of 6d (1,0) SCFT's on a Riemann surface. We show that the conformal manifold of the resulting theory is characterized, in addition to moduli of complex structure of the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2017-04-13 Shlomo S. Razamat , Cumrun Vafa , Gabi Zafrir

We consider the four dimensional scale invariant N=2 SU quiver gauge theories with USp(2N) ends or SU(2N) ends with antisymmetric matter representations. We argue that these theories are realized as six dimensional A_{2N-1} (0,2) theories…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-09-28 Dimitri Nanopoulos , Dan Xie

Building on recent progress in the study of compactifications of $6d$ $(1,0)$ superconformal field theories (SCFTs) on Riemann surfaces to $4d$ $\mathcal{N}=1$ theories, we initiate a systematic study of compactifications of $5d$…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-10-11 Matteo Sacchi , Orr Sela , Gabi Zafrir

We study compactification of 6 dimensional (1,0) theories on T^2. We use geometric engineering of these theories via F-theory and employ mirror symmetry technology to solve for the effective 4d N=2 geometry for a large number of the (1,0)…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-01-20 Michele Del Zotto , Cumrun Vafa , Dan Xie

We explore the proposal that the six-dimensional (2,0) theory on the Riemann surface with irregular punctures leads to a four-dimensional gauge theory coupled to the isolated N=2 superconformal theories of Argyres-Douglas type, and to…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-12 Hiroaki Kanno , Kazunobu Maruyoshi , Shotaro Shiba , Masato Taki

We extend the investigation of the recently introduced class ${\cal S}_k$ of 4d $\mathcal{N}=1$ SCFTs, by considering a large family of quiver gauge theories within it, which we denote $\mathcal{S}^1_k$. These theories admit a realization…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-08-12 Sebastian Franco , Hirotaka Hayashi , Angel Uranga

In this work we study particular TQFTs in three dimensions, known as Symmetry Topological Field Theories (or SymTFTs), to identify line defects of two-dimensional CFTs arising from the compactification of 6d $(2,0)$ SCFTs on 4-manifolds…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-08-26 Jin Chen , Wei Cui , Babak Haghighat , Yi-Nan Wang

We study N=2 supersymmetric SU(2) gauge theories coupled to non-Lagrangian superconformal field theories induced by compactifying the six dimensional A_1 (2,0) theory on Riemann surfaces with irregular punctures. These are naturally…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-03 Giulio Bonelli , Kazunobu Maruyoshi , Alessandro Tanzini

We study the compactification of 5d SCFTs to 4d on a circle with a twist in a discrete global symmetry element of these SCFTs. We present evidence that this leads to various 4d N=2 isolated SCFTs. These include many known theories as well…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2017-04-25 Gabi Zafrir

Starting with a gentle approach to the AGT correspondence from its 6d origin, these notes provide a wide (albeit shallow) survey of the literature on numerous extensions of the correspondence up to early 2020. This is an extended writeup of…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-04-09 Bruno Le Floch

Upon compactification on a circle, SU(N) gauge theory with all fields in the adjoint representation acquires a $Z_N$ global symmetry because the center of the gauge group is $Z_N$. For N=4 super Yang-Mills theory, we show how this $Z_N$…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2010-04-07 Ofer Aharony , Edward Witten

We study theories of type $D_4$ in class-S, with nonabelian outer-automorphism twists around various cycles of the punctured Riemann surface $C$. We propose an extension of previous formul\ae\ for the superconformal index to cover this case…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-12-21 Jacques Distler , Behzat Ergun , Ali Shehper

We determine the 1-form symmetry group for any 4d N = 2 class S theory constructed by compactifying a 6d N=(2,0) SCFT on a Riemann surface with arbitrary regular untwisted and twisted punctures. The 6d theory has a group of mutually…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-12-01 Lakshya Bhardwaj , Max Hubner , Sakura Schafer-Nameki

Compactifications of 6d N=(1,0) SCFTs give rise to new 4d N=1 SCFTs and shed light on interesting dualities between such theories. In this paper we continue exploring this line of research by extending the class of compactified 6d theories…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2020-01-29 Jin Chen , Babak Haghighat , Shuwei Liu , Marcus Sperling

We study compactifications of an infinite family of four-dimensional $\mathcal{N}=1$ SCFTs on a Riemann surface in the presence of arbitrary background fluxes for global symmetries. The four-dimensional parent theories have holographic…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2020-04-22 Christopher Couzens , Huibert het Lam , Kilian Mayer