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S-folds, String Junctions, and 4D $\mathcal{N} = 2$ SCFTs

High Energy Physics - Theory 2021-04-28 v1

Abstract

S-folds are a non-perturbative generalization of orientifold 3-planes which figure prominently in the construction of 4D N=3\mathcal{N} = 3 SCFTs and have also recently been used to realize examples of 4D N=2\mathcal{N} = 2 SCFTs. In this paper we develop a general procedure for reading off the flavor symmetry experienced by D3-branes probing 7-branes in the presence of an S-fold. We develop an S-fold generalization of orientifold projection which applies to non-perturbative string junctions. This procedure leads to a different 4D flavor symmetry algebra depending on whether the S-fold supports discrete torsion. We also show that this same procedure allows us to read off admissible representations of the flavor symmetry in the associated 4D N=2\mathcal{N} = 2 SCFTs. Furthermore this provides a prescription for how to define F-theory in the presence of S-folds with discrete torsion.

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@article{arxiv.2009.10090,
  title  = {S-folds, String Junctions, and 4D $\mathcal{N} = 2$ SCFTs},
  author = {Jonathan J. Heckman and Craig Lawrie and Thomas B. Rochais and Hao Y. Zhang and Gianluca Zoccarato},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2009.10090},
  year   = {2021}
}

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49 pages, 9 figures

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