\(N=4\) dualities. (English) Zbl 1397.81362
Summary: We study the generalization of S-duality and Argyres-Seiberg duality for a large class of \(N=2\) superconformal gauge theories. We identify a family of strongly interacting SCFTs and use them as building blocks for generalized superconformal quiver gauge theories. This setup provides a detailed description of the “very strongly coupled” regions in the moduli space of more familiar gauge theories. As a byproduct, we provide a purely four dimensional construction of \(N=4\) theories defined by wrapping M5 branes over a Riemann surface.
MSC:
| 81T60 | Supersymmetric field theories in quantum mechanics |
| 81T40 | Two-dimensional field theories, conformal field theories, etc. in quantum mechanics |
Keywords:
supersymmetric gauge theory; duality in gauge field theories; field theories in higher dimensions; M-theoryReferences:
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