Four flavours, triality and bimodular forms

DOI10.1103/PHYSREVD.105.025017arXiv2110.11969MaRDI QIDQ6381069FDOQ6381069

Johannes Aspman, Jan Manschot, Elias Furrer

Publication date: 22 October 2021

Abstract: We consider $mathcalN=2$ supersymmetric $extSU(2)$ gauge theory with $N_f=4$ massive hypermultiplets. The duality group of this theory contains transformations acting on the UV-coupling $a{u}_{extUV}$ as well as on the running coupling $au$. We establish that subgroups of the duality group act separately on $a{u}_{extUV}$ and $au$, while a larger group acts simultaneously on $a{u}_{extUV}$ and $au$. For special choices of the masses, we find that the duality groups can be identified with congruence subgroups of $extSL(2,mathbbZ)$. We demonstrate that in such cases, the order parameters are instances of bimodular forms with arguments $au$ and $a{u}_{extUV}$. Since the UV duality group of the theory contains the triality group of outer automorphisms of the flavour symmetry $extSO(8)$, the duality action gives rise to an orbit of mass configurations. Consequently, the corresponding order parameters combine to vector-valued bimodular forms with $extSL(2,mathbbZ)$ acting simultaneously on the two couplings.

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