The bi-fundamental gauge theory in 3+1 dimensions: the vacuum structure and a cascade

Abstract We study the phases of the SU(N 1) × SU(N 2) gauge theory with a bifundamental fermion in 3+1 dimensions. We show that the discrete anomalies and Berry phases associated to the one-form symmetry of the theory allow for several topologically distinct phase diagrams. We identify several limit...

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Main Authors: Avner Karasik, Zohar Komargodski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-05-01
Series:Journal of High Energy Physics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/JHEP05(2019)144