On Higgs branch localization of Seiberg–Witten theories on an ellipsoid

DOI10.1093/PTEP/PTV188zbMATH Open1361.81110arXiv1506.04390OpenAlexW1495209404MaRDI QIDQ5347121FDOQ5347121

Tsung-Hsuan Tsai, Heng-Yu Chen

Publication date: 22 May 2017

Published in: PTEP. Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this note, we consider so-called "Higgs Branch Localization" for four dimensional N=2 field theories on 4d ellipsoid. We find a new set of saddle point equations arising from additional Higgs branch deformation term, whose solutions include both Higgs branch and BPS instanton-vortex mixed configurations. By evaluating the contour integral, we also demonstrate the ellipsoid partition almost factorizes into purely b and 1/b dependent parts, using SQCD as an explicit example. We identify various factorized parts with the ellipsoid partition function of two dimensional N=(2,2) SQCDA, which is precisely the vortex world volume theory. We also give physical interpretation for the non-factorizable parts and discuss future directions.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1506.04390

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum mechanics on special spaces: manifolds, fractals, graphs, lattices (81Q35) Spinor and twistor methods applied to problems in quantum theory (81R25) Quantum field theory on curved space or space-time backgrounds (81T20) Supersymmetric field theories in quantum mechanics (81T60) Quantum field theory on lattices (81T25)

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