Line operators in 4d Chern-Simons theory and Cherkis bows

We show that the phase spaces of a large family of line operators in 4d Chern-Simons theory with GL$_n$ gauge group are given by Cherkis bow varieties with $n$ crosses. These line operators are characterized by Hanany-Witten type brane constructions involving D3, D5, and NS5 branes in an $\Omega$-ba...

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Main Author: Nafiz Ishtiaque, Yehao Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciPost 2024-02-01
Series:SciPost Physics
Online Access:https://scipost.org/SciPostPhys.16.2.052