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Braverman, Finkelberg and Nakajima have recently given a mathematical construction of the Coulomb branches of a large class of $3d$ $\mathcal{N} =4$ gauge theories, as algebraic varieties with Poisson structure. They conjecture that these…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2021-08-23 Alex Weekes

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

We propose a construction of the Coulomb branch of a $3d\ {\mathcal N}=4$ gauge theory corresponding to a choice of a connected reductive group $G$ and a symplectic finite-dimensional reprsentation $\mathbf M$ of $G$, satisfying certain…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2025-07-24 Alexander Braverman , Gurbir Dhillon , Michael Finkelberg , Sam Raskin , Roman Travkin

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

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 study of Coulomb branches of 3-dimensional N=4 gauge theories via the associated Hilbert series, the so-called monopole formula, has been proven useful not only for 3-dimensional theories, but also for Higgs branches of 5 and…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-08-28 Amihay Hanany , Marcus Sperling

We consider N=1 SU(N_c) gauge theory with an adjoint matter field $\Phi$, N_f flavors of fundamentals Q and antifundamentals \tQ, and tree-level superpotential of the form $\tQ\Phi^l Q$. This superpotential is relevant or marginal for…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-09-06 Anton Kapustin

This is an introductory article for a mathematical definition of Coulomb branches of 3d N=4 SUSY gauge theories and geometric Satake correspondences for Kac-Moody Lie algebras based on Coulomb branches.

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2026-05-12 Hiraku Nakajima

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

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

Let $(\bar{M}, \omega)$ be a compact symplectic manifold with convex boundary and $c_1(T\bar{M})=0$. Suppose that $(\bar{M}, \omega)$ is equipped with a convex Hamiltonian $G$-action for some connected, compact Lie group $G$. We construct…

Symplectic Geometry · Mathematics 2026-02-25 Eduardo Gonzalez , Cheuk Yu Mak , Daniel Pomerleano

Braverman, Finkelberg and Nakajima introduced the generalized affine Grassmannian slices $\overline{\mathcal W}^{\lambda}_{\mu}$ and showed that they are Coulomb branches of $3d$ $\mathcal N=4$ gauge theories. We prove a conjecture of…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2021-05-20 Yehao Zhou

We study three dimensional gauge theories with N=2 supersymmetry. We show that the Coulomb branches of such theories may be rendered compact by the dynamical generation of Chern-Simons terms and present a new class of mirror symmetric…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-31 Nick Dorey , David Tong

According to the proposal of Hanany and Witten, Coulomb branches of N=4 SU(n) gauge theories in three dimensions are isometric to moduli spaces of BPS monopoles. We generalize this proposal to gauge theories with matter, which allows us to…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-30 Sergey A. Cherkis , Anton Kapustin

We construct 4d superconformal field theories (SCFTs) whose Coulomb branches have singular complex structures. This implies, in particular, that their Coulomb branch coordinate rings are not freely generated. Our construction also gives…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-07-04 Philip C. Argyres , Mario Martone

We consider N=1 supersymmetric gauge theories with a simple classical gauge group, one adjoint $\Phi, N_f$ pairs ($Q_i,\tilde{Q_i}$) of (fundamental, anti-fundamental) and a tree-level superpotential with terms of the Landau-Ginzburg form…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-30 Amit Giveon , Oskar Pelc , Eliezer Rabinovici

This paper tests a conjecture on discrete non-Abelian gauging of 3d $\mathcal{N} = 4$ supersymmetric quiver gauge theories. Given a parent quiver with a bouquet of $n$ nodes of rank $1$, invariant under a discrete $S_n$ global symmetry, one…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-09-26 Amihay Hanany , Anton Zajac

We analyze the low energy behavior of N=1 supersymmetric gauge theories with SU(N_c) x SU(N_c) gauge group and a Landau-Ginzburg type superpotential. These theories contain fundamentals transforming under one of the gauge groups as well as…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-08-25 Martin Gremm

We consider the quantized $\mathrm{SL}_2$-character variety of a once-punctured torus. We show that this quantized algebra has three $\mathbb{Z}_2$-invariant subalgebras that are isomorphic to quantized $K$-theoretic Coulomb branches in the…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2024-11-27 Dylan G. L. Allegretti , Peng Shan
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