Symmetries and strings of adjoint QCD2
A bstract We revisit the symmetries of massless two-dimensional adjoint QCD with gauge
group SU (N). The dynamics is not sufficiently constrained by the ordinary symmetries and …
group SU (N). The dynamics is not sufficiently constrained by the ordinary symmetries and …
Non-invertible self-duality defects of Cardy-Rabinovici model and mixed gravitational anomaly
Y Hayashi, Y Tanizaki - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2022 - Springer
A bstract We study properties of self-duality symmetry in the Cardy-Rabinovici model. The
Cardy-Rabinovici model is the 4d U (1) gauge theory with electric and magnetic matters, and …
Cardy-Rabinovici model is the 4d U (1) gauge theory with electric and magnetic matters, and …
Flag manifold sigma models: spin chains and integrable theories
This review is dedicated to two-dimensional sigma models with flag manifold target spaces,
which are generalizations of the familiar CP n− 1 and Grassmannian models. They naturally …
which are generalizations of the familiar CP n− 1 and Grassmannian models. They naturally …
Time-reversal breaking in QCD4, walls, and dualities in 2+ 1 dimensions
D Gaiotto, Z Komargodski, N Seiberg - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2018 - Springer
A bstract We study SU (N) Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) in 3+ 1 dimensions with N f
degenerate fundamental quarks with mass m and a θ-parameter. For generic m and θ the …
degenerate fundamental quarks with mass m and a θ-parameter. For generic m and θ the …
Semi-Abelian gauge theories, non-invertible symmetries, and string tensions beyond N-ality
M Nguyen, Y Tanizaki, M Ünsal - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2021 - Springer
A bstract We study a 3d lattice gauge theory with gauge group U (1) N− 1⋊ SN, which is
obtained by gauging the SN global symmetry of a pure U (1) N− 1 gauge theory, and we call …
obtained by gauging the SN global symmetry of a pure U (1) N− 1 gauge theory, and we call …
Modified instanton sum in QCD and higher-groups
Y Tanizaki, M Ünsal - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2020 - Springer
A bstract We consider the SU (N) Yang-Mills theory, whose topological sectors are restricted
to the instanton number with integer multiples of p. We can formulate such a quantum field …
to the instanton number with integer multiples of p. We can formulate such a quantum field …
Anomaly constraints on deconfinement and chiral phase transition
H Shimizu, K Yonekura - Physical Review D, 2018 - APS
We study the constraints on thermal phase transitions of SU (N c) gauge theories by using
the't Hooft anomaly involving the center symmetry and chiral symmetry. We consider two …
the't Hooft anomaly involving the center symmetry and chiral symmetry. We consider two …
New heavenly double copies
A bstract The double copy relates scattering amplitudes and classical solutions in Yang-Mills
theory, gravity, and related field theories. Previous work has shown that this has an explicit …
theory, gravity, and related field theories. Previous work has shown that this has an explicit …
Walls, anomalies, and deconfinement in quantum antiferromagnets
We consider the Abelian-Higgs model in 2+ 1 dimensions with instanton-monopole defects.
This model is closely related to the phases of quantum antiferromagnets. In the presence of …
This model is closely related to the phases of quantum antiferromagnets. In the presence of …
Circle compactification and't Hooft anomaly
A bstract Anomaly matching constrains low-energy physics of strongly-coupled field
theories, but it is not useful at finite temperature due to contamination from high-energy …
theories, but it is not useful at finite temperature due to contamination from high-energy …