Top down approach to 6D SCFTs

JJ Heckman, T Rudelius - Journal of Physics A: Mathematical …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Six-dimensional (6D) superconformal field theories (SCFTs) occupy a central place
in the study of quantum field theories encountered in high energy theory. This article reviews …

The branes behind generalized symmetry operators

JJ Heckman, M Hübner, E Torres… - Fortschritte der …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The modern approach to m‐form global symmetries in ad‐dimensional quantum field theory
(QFT) entails specifying dimension d− m− 1 dm-1 topological generalized symmetry …

Coulomb and Higgs branches from canonical singularities. Part 0

C Closset, S Schäfer-Nameki, YN Wang - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2021 - Springer
A bstract Five-and four-dimensional superconformal field theories with eight supercharges
arise from canonical threefold singularities in M-theory and Type IIB string theory …

5d and 4d SCFTs: canonical singularities, trinions and S-dualities

C Closset, S Giacomelli, S Schäfer-Nameki… - Journal of High Energy …, 2021 - Springer
A bstract Canonical threefold singularities in M-theory and Type IIB string theory give rise to
superconformal field theories (SCFTs) in 5d and 4d, respectively. In this paper, we study …

Fibers add flavor. Part I. Classification of 5d SCFTs, flavor symmetries and BPS states

F Apruzzi, C Lawrie, L Lin, S Schäfer-Nameki… - Journal of High Energy …, 2019 - Springer
We propose a graph-based approach to 5d superconformal field theories (SCFTs) based on
their realization as M-theory compactifications on singular elliptic Calabi-Yau threefolds …

Higher-form symmetries in 5d

DR Morrison, S Schäfer-Nameki, B Willett - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2020 - Springer
A bstract We study higher-form symmetries in 5d quantum field theories, whose charged
operators include extended operators such as Wilson line and't Hooft operators. We outline …

Fibers add flavor. Part II. 5d SCFTs, gauge theories, and dualities

F Apruzzi, C Lawrie, L Lin, S Schäfer-Nameki… - Journal of High Energy …, 2020 - Springer
A bstract In [1, 2] we proposed an approach based on graphs to characterize 5d
superconformal field theories (SCFTs), which arise as compactifications of 6d\(\mathcal …

0-form, 1-form, and 2-group symmetries via cutting and gluing of orbifolds

M Cvetič, JJ Heckman, M Hübner, E Torres - Physical Review D, 2022 - APS
Orbifold singularities of M-theory constitute the building blocks of a broad class of
supersymmetric quantum field theories (SQFTs). In this paper we show how the local data of …

A slow review of the AGT correspondence

B Le Floch - Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Starting with a gentle approach to the Alday–Gaiotto–Tachikawa (AGT) correspondence
from its 6d origin, these notes provide a wide (albeit shallow) survey of the literature on …

Higher-form symmetries of 6d and 5d theories

L Bhardwaj, S Schäfer-Nameki - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2021 - Springer
A bstract We describe general methods for determining higher-form symmetry groups of
known 5d and 6d superconformal field theories (SCFTs), and 6d little string theories (LSTs) …