mathcal{N} $$ = 2 Orbi-S-Folds
We introduce a new class of non-compact backgrounds of Type IIB string theory preserving eight supercharges by combining S-folds and non-perturbative 7-branes wrapping orbifolds, and study the four-dimensional superconformal field theories arising at low energy on D 3-branes probing them. We draw a...
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Veröffentlicht in: | The journal of high energy physics 2025-01, Vol.2025 (1), Article 59 |
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Zusammenfassung: | We introduce a new class of non-compact backgrounds of Type IIB string theory preserving eight supercharges by combining S-folds and non-perturbative 7-branes wrapping orbifolds, and study the four-dimensional superconformal field theories arising at low energy on D 3-branes probing them. We draw a precise correspondence between this setup and the torus compactification of six-dimensional orbi-instanton theories with a Stiefel-Whitney twist, and use it to determine the main features of such strongly-coupled systems, like central charges, spectra of Coulomb-branch operators, networks of Higgs-branch flows. Finally, with the aim to improve our understanding of the landscape of $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 2 superconformal field theories, and possibly to extend their classification beyond rank two, we provide a detailed catalogue of all the rank-three theories that our framework gives access to. |
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ISSN: | 1029-8479 1029-8479 |
DOI: | 10.1007/JHEP01(2025)059 |