Argyres-Douglas theories and S-duality
Abstract
We generalize S-duality to N=2 superconformal field theories (SCFTs) with Coulomb branch operators of non-integer scaling dimension. As simple examples, we find minimal generalizations of the S-dualities discovered in SU(2) gauge theory with four fundamental flavors by Seiberg and Witten and in SU(3) gauge theory with six fundamental flavors by Argyres and Seiberg. Our constructions start by weakly gauging diagonal SU(2) and SU(3) flavor symmetry subgroups of two copies of a particular rank-one Argyres-Douglas theory (along with sufficient numbers of hypermultiplets to guarantee conformality of the gauging). Here, as we explore the resulting conformal manifold of the SU(2) SCFT, we find an action of S-duality on the parameters of the theory that is reminiscent of Spin(8) triality. On the other hand, as we explore the conformal manifold of the SU(3) theory, we find that an exotic rank-two SCFT emerges in a dual SU(2) description.
- Authors:
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- Rutgers Univ., Piscataway, NJ (United States). NHETC and Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
- Univ. Libre de Bruxelles and International Solvay Inst., Brussels (Belgium)
- Queen Mary Univ. of London (United Kingdom). CRST and School of Physics and Astronomy
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, NJ (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1454522
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0007897
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Journal of High Energy Physics (Online); Journal Volume: 2015; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 1029-8479
- Publisher:
- Springer Berlin
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; Supersymmetry and Duality; Supersymmetric gauge theory; Extended Supersymmetry
Citation Formats
Buican, Matthew, Giacomelli, Simone, Nishinaka, Takahiro, and Papageorgakis, Constantinos. Argyres-Douglas theories and S-duality. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1007/JHEP02(2015)185.
Buican, Matthew, Giacomelli, Simone, Nishinaka, Takahiro, & Papageorgakis, Constantinos. Argyres-Douglas theories and S-duality. United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP02(2015)185
Buican, Matthew, Giacomelli, Simone, Nishinaka, Takahiro, and Papageorgakis, Constantinos. Fri .
"Argyres-Douglas theories and S-duality". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP02(2015)185. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1454522.
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title = {Argyres-Douglas theories and S-duality},
author = {Buican, Matthew and Giacomelli, Simone and Nishinaka, Takahiro and Papageorgakis, Constantinos},
abstractNote = {We generalize S-duality to N=2 superconformal field theories (SCFTs) with Coulomb branch operators of non-integer scaling dimension. As simple examples, we find minimal generalizations of the S-dualities discovered in SU(2) gauge theory with four fundamental flavors by Seiberg and Witten and in SU(3) gauge theory with six fundamental flavors by Argyres and Seiberg. Our constructions start by weakly gauging diagonal SU(2) and SU(3) flavor symmetry subgroups of two copies of a particular rank-one Argyres-Douglas theory (along with sufficient numbers of hypermultiplets to guarantee conformality of the gauging). Here, as we explore the resulting conformal manifold of the SU(2) SCFT, we find an action of S-duality on the parameters of the theory that is reminiscent of Spin(8) triality. On the other hand, as we explore the conformal manifold of the SU(3) theory, we find that an exotic rank-two SCFT emerges in a dual SU(2) description.},
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year = {Fri Feb 27 00:00:00 EST 2015},
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