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Title: Seiberg-Witten geometry of four-dimensional N = 2 SO–USp quiver gauge theories

Journal Article · · Physical Review D

We apply the instanton counting method to study a class of four-dimensional N=2 supersymmetric quiver gauge theories with alternating SO and USp gauge groups. We compute the partition function in the Ω-background and express it as functional integrals over density functions. Applying the saddle point method, we derive the limit shape equations which determine the dominant instanton configurations in the flat space limit. The solution to the limit shape equations gives the Seiberg-Witten geometry of the low energy effective theory. As an illustrating example, we work out explicitly the Seiberg-Witten geometry for linear quiver gauge theories. Our result matches the Seiberg-Witten solution obtained previously using the method of brane constructions in string theory.

Research Organization:
Rutgers Univ., Piscataway, NJ (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0010008
OSTI ID:
1579599
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1579556
Journal Information:
Physical Review D, Vol. 100, Issue 12; ISSN 2470-0010
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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Cited by: 6 works
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