Surface defects and instanton–vortex interaction

We propose a simple formula for the 4d–2d partition function of half-BPS surface defects in d=4, N=2 gauge theories: Z4d–2d=〈Z2d〉4d. Our results are applicable for any surface defect obtained by gauging a 2d flavor symmetry using a 4d gauge group. For defects obtained via the Higgsing procedure, our...

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Main Authors: A. Gorsky, B. Le Floch, A. Milekhin, N. Sopenko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-07-01
Series:Nuclear Physics B
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0550321317301396