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4d N=2 S-folds

Fabio Apruzzi, Simone Giacomelli, and Sakura Schäfer-Nameki

  • Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6GG, United Kingdom

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Phys. Rev. D 101, 106008 – Published 8 May, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.101.106008

Abstract

We propose a generalization of S-folds to 4d N=2 theories. This construction is motivated by the classification of rank one 4d N=2 super-conformal field theories (SCFTs), which we reproduce from D3-branes probing a configuration of N=2 S-folds combined with 7-branes. The main advantage of this point of view is that realizes both Coulomb and Higgs branch flows and allows for a straightforward generalization to higher rank theories.

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Phys. Rev. D 101, 106008– Published 8 May, 2020
  • Received 17 February 2020
  • Accepted 24 March 2020
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