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Universal planar Abelian duals for 3d 𝒩 = 2 unitary CS-SQCD

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: A bstract We provide an explicit planar Abelian dual for three-dimensional 𝒩 = 2 U ( N ) k SQCD with F fundamental chiral multiplets. This construction covers the entire ( N , F , k ) parameter space (provided supersymmetry is unbroken), offering a unified framework for the infrared physics of these theories. Our results generalize a recently discovered class of chiral-planar dualities, which were previously limited to the locus F = 2| k | + 2 N , which is a mass deformation of 𝒩 = 4 mirror symmetry plus a restricted set of additional mass deformations. By developing a systematic algorithm to track the flow of the dual theory under generic mass deformations, we establish the planar Abelian quiver not merely as a specific dual description, but as a universal tool for analyzing 3d gauge dynamics.

Source: Journal of High Energy Physics

DOI: 10.1007/jhep10(2026)104

Authors: Sergio Benvenuti, Riccardo Comi, Gabriel Pedde Ungureanu, Simone Rota, Anant Shri

Institutions: Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Trieste, Imperial College London, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati

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

Funder: Science and Technology Facilities Council

Award: M-Theory, Cosmology and Quantum Field Theory