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Remarks on the Higgs branch of 5d conformal matter

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: A bstract Among the elementary building blocks in the atomic classification of 5d SCFTs there are 5d bifundamental conformal matter theories of various kinds. In this work we study the Higgs branch of these models and of the corresponding molecules arising from their fusion. To this aim we use two complementary independent strategies. On the one hand for the type A and D conformal matter, we identify dual ( p , q ) brane webs in IIB and exploit them to read off the corresponding magnetic quivers. On the other hand, we exploit circle reductions and study the resulting 4d $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 2 SCFTs, giving an alternative derivation of their Higgs branches which extend also to the E types.

Source: Journal of High Energy Physics

DOI: 10.1007/jhep10(2025)144

Authors: Mario De Marco, Michele Del Zotto, Julius F. Grimminger, Andrea Sangiovanni

Institutions: Uppsala University, Université Libre de Bruxelles, University of Oxford

Language: English

Topic: Black Holes and Theoretical Physics

Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: European Commission, Vetenskapsrådet, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Awards: Exploring Symmetry Categories of Quantum Fields, G434337789, Center for Geometry and Physics, G7176157207, Canonical Singularities, Generalized Symmetries, and 5d Superconformal Field Theories