Elliptic genera of 2d \(\mathcal N = 2\) gauge theories (Q2515016)

In a previous paper [\textit{F. Benini} et al., Lett. Math. Phys. 104, No. 4, 465--493 (2014; Zbl 1312.58008)] the same authors computed the elliptic genera, i.e. the partition functions on \(\mathbb T^2\) with supersymmetric boundary conditions, for two-dimensional \(\mathcal N=2\) supersymmetric gauge theories with rank-one gauge groups. The paper reviewed here generalizes this computation to general \(\mathcal N=(2,2)\) and \(\mathcal N=(0,2)\) gauge theories. The result involves the sum of the Jeffrey-Kirwan residues [\textit{L. C. Jeffrey} and \textit{F. C. Kirwan}, Topology 34, No. 2, 291--327 (1995; Zbl 0833.55009)] of a meromorphic form that represents the one-loop determinant of the field theory and is defined on the moduli space of flat connections on \(\mathbb T^2\). Following the rather subtle derivation of their formula the authors apply it to several examples with both abelian and non-abelian gauge groups and discuss some dualities for \(\mathrm{U}(k)\) and \(\mathrm{SU}(k)\) theories.