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We study AdS duals of four-dimensional (4D) $\mathcal{N}=1$ superconformal field theories (SCFTs) on $\mathbb{Z}_k$ S-folds with T-branes that flow to 4D $\mathcal{N}=3$ theories. In a previous study, it was discussed how considering…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2022-12-14 Yusuke Kimura

We study 6d superconformal field theories (SCFTs) compactified on a circle with arbitrary twists. The theories obtained after compactification, often referred to as 5d Kaluza-Klein (KK) theories, can be viewed as starting points for RG…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-02-03 Lakshya Bhardwaj , Patrick Jefferson , Hee-Cheol Kim , Houri-Christina Tarazi , Cumrun Vafa

Drawing on insights from the Swampland program, we initiate a classification of infinite distance limits in the conformal manifolds of 4d SCFTs. Each limit is characterized by a Hagedorn-like behavior of the large $N$ density of states,…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-10-11 José Calderón-Infante , Irene Valenzuela

We generalize recent construction of four-dimensional $\mathcal{N}=1$ SCFT from wrapping six-dimensional $\mathcal{N}=(2,0)$ theory on a Riemann surface to the case of $D$-type with outer-automorphism twists. This construction allows us to…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-17 Prarit Agarwal , Jaewon Song

We formulate geometric conditions necessary for engineering 5d superconformal field theories (SCFTs) via M-theory compactification on a local Calabi-Yau 3-fold. Extending the classification of the rank 1 cases, which are realized…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-06-05 Patrick Jefferson , Sheldon Katz , Hee-Cheol Kim , Cumrun Vafa

We study elliptic genera of ADE-type M-strings in 6d (2,0) SCFTs from their modularity and explore the relation to topological string partition functions. We find a novel kinematical constraint that elliptic genera should follow, which…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-02-24 Zhihao Duan , June Nahmgoong

The center-flavor symmetry of a gauge theory specifies the global form of consistent gauge and flavor bundle background field configurations. For 6d gauge theories which arise from a tensor branch deformation of a superconformal field…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2022-09-21 Jonathan J. Heckman , Craig Lawrie , Ling Lin , Hao Y. Zhang , Gianluca Zoccarato

We carry out a detailed exploration of the deformations of rank-two five-dimensional superconformal field theories (SCFTs) $\mathcal{T}_{\mathbf{X}}$, which are geometrically engineered by M-theory on the space transverse to isolated toric…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2020-05-07 Vivek Saxena

We systematically analyse 5d superconformal field theories (SCFTs) obtained by dimensional reduction from 6d $\mathcal{N}=(1,0)$ SCFTs. Such theories have a realization as M-theory on a singular Calabi-Yau threefold, from which we determine…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2020-08-07 Fabio Apruzzi , Sakura Schafer-Nameki , Yi-Nan Wang

Five dimensional super conformal field theories can be studied using their geometric realisation as a limit of $M$-theory on a metrically conical Calabi-Yau threefold. We utilise this framework to investigate the phases of such theories…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-07-04 Bobby Samir Acharya

Known examples of unitary relativistic scale but not conformal-invariant field theories (SFTs) can be embedded into conventional conformal field theories (CFTs). We show that any SFT which is a subsector of a unitary CFT is a free theory.…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2020-04-13 Anatoly Dymarsky , Alexander Zhiboedov

We explore 6d (1,0) superconformal field theories with SU(3) and SU(2) gauge symmetries which cascade after Higgsing to the E-string theory on a single M5 near an $E_8$ wall. Specifically, we study the 2d $\mathcal{N}=(0,4)$ gauge theories…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-10-13 Joonho Kim , Seok Kim , Kimyeong Lee

We study the twisted elliptic genera of 2d $(0,4)$ SCFTs associated with the BPS strings in the twisted circle compactification of 6d rank-one $(1,0)$ SCFTs. Such objects can arise when the 6d gauge algebra allows outer automorphism, thus…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2022-12-21 Kimyeong Lee , Kaiwen Sun , Xin Wang

We derive the algebraic description of the Coulomb branch of 3d $\mathcal{N}=4$ $USp(2N)$ SQCD theories with $N_f$ fundamental hypermultiplets and determine their low energy physics in any vacuum from the local geometry of the moduli space,…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-08-15 Benjamin Assel , Stefano Cremonesi

We give a non-technical summary of the classification program, very dear to the hearts of both authors, of four dimensional $\mathcal{N}=2$ superconformal field theories (SCFTs) based on the study of their Coulomb branch geometries. We…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2020-03-12 Philip Argyres , Mario Martone

We use the theory of topological modular forms to constrain bosonic holomorphic CFTs, which can be viewed as $(0,1)$ SCFTs with trivial right-moving supersymmetric sector. A conjecture by Segal, Stolz and Teichner requires the constant term…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-07-05 Ying-Hsuan Lin , Du Pei

We study the non-invertible symmetries of class $\mathcal{S}$ theories obtained by compactifying the type $\mathfrak{a}_{p-1}$ 6d (2,0) theory on a genus $g$ Riemann surface with no punctures. After setting up the general framework, we…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-06-14 Vladimir Bashmakov , Michele Del Zotto , Azeem Hasan , Justin Kaidi

6d superconformal field theories (SCFTs) are the SCFTs in the highest possible dimension. They can be geometrically engineered in F-theory by compactifying on non-compact elliptic Calabi-Yau manifolds. In this paper we focus on the class of…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-10-09 Babak Haghighat , Wenbin Yan , Shing-Tung Yau

A classification of soft SUSY breaking deformation of general four dimensional $\mathcal{N}=2$ SCFT is provided. Given the large class of newly discovered $\mathcal{N}=2$ SCFTs and their known properties such as the central charges and full…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2019-05-02 Dan Xie

6d (2,0) SCFTs of type $\mathfrak{g}$ have protected subsectors that were conjectured in arxiv:1404.1079 to be captured by $\mathcal{W}_\mathfrak{g}$ algebras. We write down the crossing equations for mixed four-point functions $\langle…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-10-24 Mitchell Woolley