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We look at a family of 3d $\mathcal{N}=4$ rank-0 orthosymplectic quiver gauge theories. We define a superconformal field theory (SCFT) to be rank-0 if either the Higgs branch or Coulomb branch is trivial. This family of non-linear…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-11-21 Zhenghao Zhong

Turning on N=2 supersymmetry-preserving relevant operators in a 4-dimensional N=2 superconformal field theory (SCFT) corresponds to a complex deformation compatible with the rigid special Kahler geometry encoded in the low energy effective…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2010-07-29 Philip C. Argyres , John Wittig

We define and study a class of $\mathcal{N}=2$ vertex operator algebras $\mathcal{W}_{\mathcal{\mathsf{G}}}$ labelled by complex reflection groups. They are extensions of the $\mathcal{N}=2$ super Virasoro algebra obtained by introducing…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2019-06-26 Federico Bonetti , Carlo Meneghelli , Leonardo Rastelli

We continue the holographic exploration of the conformal manifold of 3d $\mathcal{N}=2$ S-fold SCFTs constructed by gauging the flavor symmetry of the Gaiotto-Witten $T[U(N)]$ theory. We show how to uplift the two-parameter family of…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-02-09 Nikolay Bobev , Fridrik Freyr Gautason , Jesse van Muiden

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

With the eventual aim of classifying renormalization group flows between 6D superconformal field theories (SCFTs), we study flows generated by the vevs of "conformal matter," a generalization of conventional hypermultiplets which naturally…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-08-24 Jonathan J. Heckman , Tom Rudelius , Alessandro Tomasiello

The strongly interacting 4d N=2 SCFT's of type $(A_n,A_m)$ are the simplest examples of models in the $(G,G^\prime)$ class introduced by Cecotti, Neitzke, and Vafa in arXiv:1006.3435. These systems have a known 3d N=4 mirror only if…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-19 Michele Del Zotto , Amihay Hanany

We describe an approach to classifying four-dimensional conformal field theories with N=2 supersymmetry and a Coulomb branch of vacua with the topology of the complex plane. We also discuss the Higgs/mixed branches and conformal/flavor…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-11-03 Yongchao Lü

The infinite series of 4d $\mathcal{N} = 2$ SCFTs with central charge relation $a_\text{4d} = c_\text{4d}$ are closely related to the $\mathcal{N}=4$ super Yang-Mills. In this paper we study the modular properties of their associated VOAs…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-05-09 Yiwen Pan , Peihe Yang

We study a set of four-dimensional $\mathcal{N}=2$ superconformal field theories (SCFTs) $\widehat{\Gamma}(G)$ labeled by a pair of simply-laced Lie groups $\Gamma$ and $G$. They are constructed out of gauging a number of $\mathcal{D}_p(G)$…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-11-12 Monica Jinwoo Kang , Craig Lawrie , Jaewon Song

Making use of the exact solutions of the $N=2$ supersymmetric gauge theories we construct new classes of superconformal field theories (SCFTs) by fine-tuning the moduli parameters and bringing the theories to critical points. SCFTs we have…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2011-05-05 Tohru Eguchi , Kentaro Hori , Katsushi Ito , Sung-Kil Yang

We classify all possible charge lattices and 1-form symmetry groups for $\mathcal{N}=2$ SCFTs with characteristic dimension $\varkappa \neq \{1,2\}$. For rank-$r$ SCFTs that are not stacks of lower rank theories the order of the 1-form…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-05-27 Antonio Amariti , Simone Rota

Motivated by the observation that $2+2=4$, we consider four-dimensional $\mathcal{N}=2$ superconformal field theories on $S^2\times\Sigma$, turning on a suitable rigid supergravity background. On the one hand, reduction of a…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-01-05 Leonardo Rastelli , Brandon C. Rayhaun , Matteo Sacchi , Gabi Zafrir

In this paper we introduce the characteristic dimension of a four dimensional $\mathcal{N}=2$ superconformal field theory, which is an extraordinary simple invariant determined by the scaling dimensions of its Coulomb branch operators. We…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-03-14 Sergio Cecotti , Michele Del Zotto , Mario Martone , Robert Moscrop

We show that the non-gravitational sectors of certain 6d and 5d supergravity theories can be decomposed into superconformal field theories (SCFTs) which are coupled together by pairwise identifying and gauging mutual global symmetries. In…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2019-05-02 Hirotaka Hayashi , Patrick Jefferson , Hee-Cheol Kim , Kantaro Ohmori , Cumrun Vafa

We refine our previous proposal for systematically classifying 4d rank-1 $\mathcal N=2$ SCFTs by constructing their possible Coulomb branch geometries. Four new recently discussed rank-1 theories, including novel $\mathcal{N}=3$ SCFTs, sit…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-02-10 Philip C. Argyres , Matteo Lotito , Yongchao Lü , Mario Martone

Exploiting the symmetry topological field theory/topological order correspondence (SymTFT/TO), together with the higher-categorical structure of 6D N =(2,0) SCFTs, we prove that the total quantum dimension of the relative gaugeable algebra…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-10-29 Veronica Pasquarella

We initiate a systematic study of four dimensional $\mathcal{N}=2$ superconformal field theories (SCFTs) based on the analysis of their Coulomb branch geometries. Because these SCFTs are not uniquely characterized by their scale-invariant…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2017-11-06 Philip Argyres , Matteo Lotito , Yongchao Lü , Mario Martone

Every four-dimensional ${\cal N}=2$ superconformal field theory comes equipped with an intricate algebraic invariant, the associated vertex operator algebra. The relationships between this invariant and more conventional protected…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2020-06-15 Christopher Beem , Leonardo Rastelli

Any N=2 superconformal field theory (SCFT) in four dimensions has a sector of operators related to a two-dimensional chiral algebra containing a Virasoro sub-algebra. Moreover, there are well-known examples of isolated SCFTs whose chiral…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-11-23 Matthew Buican , Takahiro Nishinaka