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Consider the $3$-dimensional $\mathcal N=4$ supersymmetric gauge theory associated with a compact Lie group $G_c$ and its quaternionic representation $\mathbf M$. Physicists study its Coulomb branch, which is a noncompact hyper-K\"ahler…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2024-01-23 Alexander Braverman , Michael Finkelberg , Hiraku Nakajima

The Higgs branch of 4d $\mathcal{N}=2$ SCFTs can be analyzed via the Hilbert series of the Higgs branch or, in special cases, by computing the Hall-Littlewood index. For any class $\mathcal{S}$ theory corresponding to a genus-zero Riemann…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-02-09 Monica Jinwoo Kang , Craig Lawrie , Ki-Hong Lee , Matteo Sacchi , Jaewon Song

A distinctive duality present in 3d $\mathcal{N}=4$ theories is the 3d mirror symmetry. Under this duality, the Coulomb (Higgs) branch of one theory corresponds to the Higgs (Coulomb) branch of its mirror dual. This paper is divided into…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-11-25 Zhenghao Zhong

Three-dimensional Coulomb branches have a prominent role in the study of moduli spaces of supersymmetric gauge theories with $8$ supercharges in $3,4,5$, and $6$ dimensions. Inspired by simply laced $3$d $\mathcal{N}=4$ supersymmetric…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2020-10-28 Amihay Hanany , Anton Zajac

When $n$ M5 branes coincide on an A type singularity, $\mathbb{C}^2/\mathbb{Z}_k$, there is a multitude of tensionless strings which arise in the spectrum. The low energy theory when all M5 branes are separated at the singularity is given…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-08-15 Amihay Hanany , Gabi Zafrir

We study generalized global symmetries and their 't Hooft anomalies in 3d N=4 superconformal field theories (SCFTs). Following some general considerations, we focus on good quiver gauge theories, comprised of balanced unitary nodes and…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-03-20 Lakshya Bhardwaj , Mathew Bullimore , Andrea E. V. Ferrari , Sakura Schafer-Nameki

We propose a construction of the quantum-corrected Coulomb branch of a general 3d gauge theory with $\mathcal{N}=4$ supersymmetry, in terms of local coordinates associated with an abelianized theory. In a fixed complex structure, the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-04-24 Mathew Bullimore , Tudor Dimofte , Davide Gaiotto

This is a supplement to [arXiv:1503.03676], where an approach towards a mathematically rigorous definition of the Coulomb branch of a $3$-dimensional $\mathcal N=4$ SUSY gauge theory was proposed. We ask questions on their expected…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2026-05-12 Hiraku Nakajima

The Coulomb branch of 3-dimensional N=4 gauge theories is the space of bare and dressed BPS monopole operators. We utilise the conformal dimension to define a fan which, upon intersection with the weight lattice of a GNO-dual group, gives…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-08-24 Amihay Hanany , Marcus Sperling

We argue that there is an equivalence of M-theory on T^3 \times A_{N-1} with a four-dimensional non-supersymmetric quiver gauge theory on the Higgs branch. The quiver theory in question has gauge group SU(N)^{N_4N_6N_8} and is considered in…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-10 Ingo Kirsch , Dan Oprisa

We study the Coulomb branches of $3d$ $\mathcal{N}=4$ quiver gauge theories, focusing on the generators for their quantized coordinate rings. We show that there is a surjective map from a shifted Yangian onto the quantized Coulomb branch,…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2019-05-15 Alex Weekes

We solve a long standing problem on the computation of the Higgs branch $\mathcal{H}$ of linear quivers with 8 supercharges and with both unitary and special unitary gauge nodes. The solution uses the concept of magnetic quivers, where…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2022-08-24 Antoine Bourget , Julius F. Grimminger , Amihay Hanany , Rudolph Kalveks , Zhenghao Zhong

The singularity structure of the Coulomb and Higgs branches of good $3d$ $\mathcal{N}=4$ circular quiver gauge theories (CQGTs) with unitary gauge groups is studied. The central method employed is the Kraft--Procesi transition. CQGTs are…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-11-09 Jamie Rogers , Radu Tatar

The technique of orthosymplectic quotient quiver subtraction is introduced. This involves subtraction of an orthosymplectic quotient quiver from a $3d\;\mathcal N=4$ orthosymplectic quiver gauge theory which has the effect of gauging…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-12-13 Sam Bennett , Amihay Hanany , Guhesh Kumaran

Magnetic quivers have led to significant progress in the understanding of gauge theories with 8 supercharges at UV fixed points. For a given low-energy gauge theory realised via a Type II brane construction, there exist magnetic quivers for…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2020-08-13 Antoine Bourget , Julius F. Grimminger , Amihay Hanany , Marcus Sperling , Zhenghao Zhong

We show that a large subclass of 3d $\mathcal{N}=4$ quiver gauge theories consisting of unitary and special unitary gauge nodes with only fundamental/bifundamental matter have multiple Seiberg-like IR duals. A generic quiver $\mathcal{T}$…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-11-23 Anindya Dey

We propose a four-dimensional supersymmetric theory that deconstructs, in a particular limit, the six-dimensional $(2,0)$ theory of type $D_k$. This 4d theory is defined by a necklace quiver with alternating gauge nodes $\mathrm{O}(2k)$ and…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-01-17 Antoine Bourget , Alessandro Pini , Diego Rodriguez-Gomez

The classification of one parameter local Coulomb branch solution of theories with eight supercharges is given by assuming that it is given by a genus $g$ fiberation of Riemann surfaces. The crucial point is the fact that certain conjugacy…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-04-27 Dan Xie

It is widely considered that the classical Higgs branch of 4d $\mathcal{N}=2$ SQCD is a well understood object. However there is no satisfactory understanding of its structure. There are two complications: (1) the Higgs branch chiral ring…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2020-04-22 Antoine Bourget , Santiago Cabrera , Julius F. Grimminger , Amihay Hanany , Zhenghao Zhong

For a 3D N=4 gauge theory, turning on the $\Omega$-background in RxR$^2_{\epsilon}$ deforms the Coulomb branch chiral ring into the quantum Coulomb branch algebra, generated by the 1/2-BPS monopoles together with the complex scalar in the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-05-19 Tiantai Chen , Wei Li