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We brute-force evaluate the vacuum character for $\mathcal N=2$ vertex operator algebras labelled by crystallographic complex reflection groups $G(k,1,1)=\mathbb Z_k$, $k=3,4,6$, and $G(3,1,2)$. For $\mathbb Z_{3,4}$ and $G(3,1,2)$ these…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-12-15 Prarit Agarwal , Enrico Andriolo , Gergely Kántor , Constantinos Papageorgakis

We study the superconformal indices of 4d theories coming from 6d N=(2,0) theory of type \Gamma on a Riemann surface, with the action of the outer-automorphism \sigma in the trace. We find that the indices are given by the partition…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-12 Noppadol Mekareeya , Jaewon Song , Yuji Tachikawa

We consider the $S^3\times S^1$ superconformal index $\mathcal{I}(\tau)$ of 4d $\mathcal{N}=1$ gauge theories. The Hamiltonian index is defined in a standard manner as the Witten index with a chemical potential $\tau$ coupled to a…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-07-15 Arash Arabi Ardehali , Sameer Murthy

We present a new, explicit sum formula for symmetric Macdonald polynomials $P_\lambda$ and show that they can be written as a trace over a product of (infinite dimensional) matrices. These matrices satisfy the Zamolodchikov--Faddeev (ZF)…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2016-02-16 Luigi Cantini , Jan de Gier , Michael Wheeler

We construct invertible field theories generalizing abelian prequantum spin Chern-Simons theory to manifolds of dimension 4k+3 endowed with a Wu structure of degree 2k+2. After analysing the anomalies of a certain discrete symmetry, we…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2018-08-13 Samuel Monnier

In a recent paper, we proposed closed-form expressions for the superconformal indices of the (A_1, A_{2n-3}) and (A_1, D_{2n}) Argyres-Douglas (AD) superconformal field theories (SCFTs) in the Schur limit. Following up on our results, we…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-01-06 Matthew Buican , Takahiro Nishinaka

We discuss algebraic universality in the sense of P. Vogel for the simplest refined quantity, the Macdonald dimensions. The main known source of universal quantities is given by Chern-Simons theory. Refinement of Chern-Simons theory means…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-08-29 Liudmila Bishler

We study the supersymmetric partition function on $S^1 \times L(r, 1)$, or the lens space index of four-dimensional $\mathcal{N}=2$ superconformal field theories and their connection to two-dimensional chiral algebras. We primarily focus on…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-08-15 Martin Fluder , Jaewon Song

We establish a connection between the superconformal index of $\mathcal{N}=4$ $U(N)$ SYM and the elliptic Ruijsenaars-Schneider integrable system. The index admits an expression in terms of elliptic Macdonald polynomials, which leads to a…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-04-02 Gao-fu Ren , Min-xin Huang

We propose an algebro-geometric interpretation of the Schur and Macdonald indices of four-dimensional $\mathcal{N}=2$ superconformal field theories (SCFTs). We conjecture that there exists an affine scheme $X$, which reduces to the Higgs…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-02-12 Monica Jinwoo Kang , Craig Lawrie , Jaewon Song

We study complex Chern-Simons theory on a Seifert manifold $M_3$ by embedding it into string theory. We show that complex Chern-Simons theory on $M_3$ is equivalent to a topologically twisted supersymmetric theory and its partition function…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-06-01 Sergei Gukov , Du Pei

We conjecture a closed-form expression for the Schur limit of the superconformal index of two infinite series of Argyres-Douglas (AD) superconformal field theories (SCFTs): the (A_1,A_{2n-3}) and the (A_1,D_{2n}) theories. While these SCFTs…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-01-20 Matthew Buican , Takahiro Nishinaka

We study the Schur index, the Zhu's $C_2$ algebra, and the Macdonald index of a four dimensional $\mathcal{N}=2$ Argyres-Douglas (AD) theories from the structure of the associated two dimensional $W$-algebra. The Schur index is derived from…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-03-31 Dan Xie , Wenbin Yan

Macdonald superpolynomials provide a remarkably rich generalization of the usual Macdonald polynomials. The starting point of this work is the observation of a previously unnoticed stability property of the Macdonald superpolynomials when…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2013-04-10 O. Blondeau-Fournier , L. Lapointe , P. Mathieu

We propose a new partially topological theory in three dimensions which couples Chern-Simons theory to matter. The 3-manifolds needed for this construction admit transverse holomorphic foliation (THF). The theory depends only on the choice…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2017-08-29 Mina Aganagic , Kevin Costello , Jacob McNamara , Cumrun Vafa

Gaiotto and Witten found that one can construct 3d $\mathcal{N}=4$ Chern-Simons matter theories by using $\mathcal{N}=4$ SCFT whose momentum map of global symmetries satisfy special condition. Usually, one uses free hypermultiplet and…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-05-17 Bohan Li , Dan Xie , WenBin Yan

The Coulomb branch indices of Argyres-Douglas theories on $L(k,1)\times S^{1}$ are recently identified with matrix elements of modular transforms of certain $2d$ vertex operator algebras in a particular limit. A one parameter generalization…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2020-07-29 Can Kozçaz , Shamil Shakirov , Wenbin Yan

We test in $(A_{n-1},A_{m-1})$ Argyres-Douglas theories with $\mathrm{gcd}(n,m)=1$ the proposal of Song's in arXiv:1612.08956 that the Macdonald index gives a refined character of the dual chiral algebra. In particular, we extend the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2020-02-07 Akimi Watanabe , Rui-Dong Zhu

We study 2+1 dimensional gauge theories with a Chern-Simons term and a fermion in the adjoint representation. We apply general considerations of symmetries, anomalies, and renormalization group flows to determine the possible phases of the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-07-25 Jaume Gomis , Zohar Komargodski , Nathan Seiberg

The superconformal index of a 4d gauge theory is computed by a matrix integral arising from localization of the supersymmetric path integral on S^3 x S^1 to the saddle point. As the radius of the circle goes to zero, it is natural to expect…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-05-27 Abhijit Gadde , Wenbin Yan