On the 6d origin of non-invertible symmetries in 4d

V Bashmakov, M Del Zotto, A Hasan - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2023 - Springer
A bstract It is well-known that six-dimensional superconformal field theories can be exploited
to unravel interesting features of lower-dimensional theories obtained via compactifications …

SymTFTs and duality defects from 6d SCFTs on 4-manifolds

J Chen, W Cui, B Haghighat, YN Wang - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2023 - Springer
A bstract In this work we study particular TQFTs in three dimensions, known as Symmetry
Topological Field Theories (or SymTFTs), to identify line defects of two-dimensional CFTs …

6D SCFTs, center-flavor symmetries, and Stiefel-Whitney compactifications

JJ Heckman, C Lawrie, L Lin, HY Zhang, G Zoccarato - Physical Review D, 2022 - APS
The center-flavor symmetry of a gauge theory specifies the global form of consistent gauge
and flavor bundle background field configurations. For 6D gauge theories which arise from a …

Probing bad theories with the dualization algorithm. Part II.

S Giacomelli, C Hwang, F Marino, S Pasquetti… - Journal of High Energy …, 2024 - Springer
A bstract We continue our analysis of bad theories initiated in [1], focusing on quiver theories
with bad unitary and special unitary gauge groups in three dimensions. By extending the …

Higgs branch, Coulomb branch, and Hall-Littlewood index

MJ Kang, C Lawrie, KH Lee, M Sacchi, J Song - Physical Review D, 2022 - APS
The Higgs branch of 4D N= 2 superconformal field theories can be analyzed via the Hilbert
series of the Higgs branch or, in special cases, by computing the Hall-Littlewood index. For …

S-confining gauge theories and supersymmetry enhancements

S Bajeot, S Benvenuti, M Sacchi - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2023 - Springer
A bstract We propose new classes of 4d\(\mathcal {N}\)= 1 S-confining gauge theories, with
a simple gauge group, rank-two matter and cubic superpotentials. The gauge group can be …

Two 6D origins of 4D SCFTs: Class and 6D (1, 0) on a torus

F Baume, MJ Kang, C Lawrie - Physical Review D, 2022 - APS
We consider all 4D N= 2 theories of class S arising from the compactification of exceptional
6D (2, 0) SCFTs on a three-punctured sphere with a simple puncture. We find that each of …

5d to 3d compactifications and discrete anomalies

M Sacchi, O Sela, G Zafrir - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2023 - Springer
A bstract Much insight into the dynamics of quantum field theories can be gained by studying
the relationship between field theories in different dimensions. An interesting observation is …

The SL (2, ℤ) dualization algorithm at work

R Comi, C Hwang, F Marino, S Pasquetti… - Journal of High Energy …, 2023 - Springer
A bstract Recently an algorithm to dualize a theory into its mirror dual has been proposed,
both for 3d\(\mathcal {N}\)= 4 linear quivers and for their 4d\(\mathcal {N}\)= 1 uplift. This …

Rethinking mirror symmetry as a local duality on fields

C Hwang, S Pasquetti, M Sacchi - Physical Review D, 2022 - APS
Rethinking mirror symmetry as a local duality on fields Page 1 Rethinking mirror symmetry as a
local duality on fields Chiung Hwang ,1,2,* Sara Pasquetti ,3,4,† and Matteo Sacchi 3,4,5,‡ …