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We propose a conjectural construction of various slices for double affine Grassmannians as Coulomb branches of 3-dimensional N=4 supersymmetric affine quiver gauge theories. It generalizes the known construction for the usual affine…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2017-12-19 Michael Finkelberg

In three-dimensional gauge theories, monopole operators create and destroy vortices. We explore this idea in the context of 3d N=4 gauge theories in the presence of an Omega-background. In this case, monopole operators generate a…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-02-01 Mathew Bullimore , Tudor Dimofte , Davide Gaiotto , Justin Hilburn , Hee-Cheol Kim

We study the moduli space of 3d $\mathcal{N}=4$ quiver gauge theories with unitary, orthogonal and symplectic gauge nodes, that fall into exceptional sequences. We find that both the Higgs and Coulomb branches of the moduli space factorise…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-06-04 Mohammad Akhond , Federico Carta , Siddharth Dwivedi , Hirotaka Hayashi , Sung-Soo Kim , Futoshi Yagi

We compute the Coulomb branch of a multiloop quiver gauge theory for the quiver with a single vertex, $r$ loops, one-dimensional framing, and $\dim V=2$. We identify it with a Slodowy slice in the nilpotent cone of the symplectic Lie…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2020-03-25 Michael Finkelberg , Evgeny Goncharov

This is an introduction to a provisional mathematical definition of Coulomb branches of $3$-dimensional $\mathcal N=4$ supersymmetric gauge theories, studied in arXiv:1503.03676, arXiv:1601.03586. This is an expanded version of an article…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2026-05-12 Hiraku Nakajima

This is an introduction to a provisional mathematical definition of Coulomb branches of $3$-dimensional $\mathcal N=4$ supersymmetric gauge theories, studied in arXiv:1503.03676, arXiv:1601.03586

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2016-12-30 Hiraku Nakajima

Based on the Decay and Fission Conjecture, we provide a classification of unitary quivers whose 3d $\mathcal{N}=4$ Coulomb branches exhibit isolated singularities. This yields the complete list of isolated conical symplectic singularities…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-04-09 Antoine Bourget , Quentin Lamouret , Sinan Moura Soysüren , Marcus Sperling

To study the quantized Coulomb branch of 3d $\mathcal{N}=4$ unitary SQCD theories, we propose a new method to compute correlators of monopole and Casimir operators that are inserted in the $\mathbb{R}\times\mathbb{R}^2_\epsilon$ Omega…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2020-05-20 Benjamin Assel , Stefano Cremonesi , Matthew Renwick

We show that Coulomb branches for $3$-dimensional $\mathcal{N}=4$ supersymmetric gauge theories have symplectic singularities. This confirms a conjecture of Braverman-Finkelberg-Nakajima.

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2023-09-14 Gwyn Bellamy

We present an algorithm to extract the Coulomb branch Hasse diagram of orthosymplectic 3d $\mathcal{N}=4$ quiver gauge theories. The algorithm systematically predicts all descendant theories arising from Coulomb branch Higgsing, thereby…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-12-20 Craig Lawrie , Lorenzo Mansi , Marcus Sperling , Zhenghao Zhong

I give a simple construction of certain Coulomb branches $C_{3,4}(G;E)$ of gauge theory in 3 and 4 dimensions defined by Nakajima et al. for a compact Lie group $G$ and a polarisable quaternionic representation $E$. The manifolds $C(G; 0)$…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2025-11-07 Constantin Teleman

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

We perform SUSY localization for Coulomb branch operators of 3d $\mathcal{N}=4$ gauge theories in $\mathbb{R}^3$ with $\Omega$-deformation. For the dressed monopole operators whose expectation values do not involve non-perturbative…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-01-04 Takuya Okuda , Yutaka Yoshida

Using ideas from the gauge theory approach to the geometric Langlands program, we revisit supersymmetric localization with monopole operators in 3d $\mathcal{N} = 4$ supersymmetric gauge theories subject to $\Omega$-deformation. The key…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-12-25 Spencer Tamagni

Without recourse to the sophisticated machinery of twisted group algebras, projective character tables and explicit values of 2-cocycles, we here present a simple algorithm to study the gauge theory data of D-brane probes on a generic…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2010-02-03 Bo Feng , Amihay Hanany , Yang-Hui He , Nikolaos Prezas

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

Quotient quiver subtraction is a simple combinatorial prescription for gauging Coulomb branch isometry subgroups of 3d $\mathcal{N}=4$ quiver gauge theories. This paper uses Type IIB brane constructions with $\mathrm{O5}$ planes to extend…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-03-11 Sam Bennett , Amihay Hanany , Guhesh Kumaran

To date, the best effort made to simply determine the Coulomb branch global symmetry of a theory from a $3d$ $\mathcal{N}=4$ quiver is by applying an algorithm based on its balanced gauge nodes. This often gives the full global symmetry,…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2022-01-05 Kirsty Gledhill , Amihay Hanany

We study the vacuum structure of gauge theories with eight supercharges. It has been recently discovered that in the Higgs branch of $5d$ and $6d$ SQCD theories with eight supercharges, the new massless states, arising when the gauge…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-09-26 Santiago Cabrera , Amihay Hanany

The Higgs branch of minimally supersymmetric five dimensional SQCD theories increases in a significant way at the UV fixed point when the inverse gauge coupling is tuned to zero. It has been a long standing problem to figure out how, and to…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-08-01 Giulia Ferlito , Amihay Hanany , Noppadol Mekareeya , Gabi Zafrir