E-String Theory on Riemann Surfaces
High Energy Physics - Theory
2018-02-14 v1
Abstract
We study compactifications of the 6d E-string theory, the theory of a small E_8 instanton, to four dimensions. In particular we identify N=1 field theories in four dimensions corresponding to compactifications on arbitrary Riemann surfaces with punctures and with arbitrary non-abelian flat connections as well as fluxes for the abelian sub-groups of the E_8 flavor symmetry. This sheds light on emergent symmetries in a number of 4d N=1 SCFTs (including the `E7 surprise' theory) as well as leads to new predictions for a large number of 4-dimensional exceptional dualities and symmetries.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1709.02496,
title = {E-String Theory on Riemann Surfaces},
author = {Hee-Cheol Kim and Shlomo S. Razamat and Cumrun Vafa and Gabi Zafrir},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1709.02496},
year = {2018}
}
Comments
85 pages, 25 figures, harvmac