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A<sc>bstract</sc> In this paper, we construct the associated vertex operator algebras for all$$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 2 superconformal field theories of rank one. We give a uniform presentation through free-field realizations, which turns out to be a particularly suitable framework for this task. The elementary building blocks of the construction are dictated by the low energy degrees of freedom on the Higgs branch, which are well understood for rank-one theories. We further analyze the interplay between Higgs and Coulomb data on the moduli space of vacua, which tightly constrain the overall structure of the free field realizations. Our results suggest a plausible bottom-up classification scheme for low-rank SCFTs incorporating vertex algebra techniques.
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VOAs and Rank-Two Instanton SCFTs
We analyze the N = 2 superconformal field theories that arise when a pair of D3-branes probe an F-theory singularity from the perspective of the associated vertex operator algebra. We identify these vertex operator algebras for all cases; we find that they have a completely uniform description, parameterized by the dual Coxeter number of the corresponding global symmetry group. We further present free field realizations for these algebras in the style of recent work by three of the authors. These realizations transparently reflect the algebraic structure of the Higgs branches of these theories. We find fourth-order linear modular differential equations for the vacuum characters/Schur indices of these theories, which are again uniform across the full family of theories and parameterized by the dual Coxeter number.We comment briefly on expectations for the still higher-rank cases.
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- Award ID(s):
- 1915093
- PAR ID:
- 10164110
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Communications in Mathematical Physics
- ISSN:
- 0010-3616
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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