Matching higher symmetries across Intriligator-Seiberg duality
Abstract We study higher symmetries and anomalies of 4d so $$ \mathfrak{so} $$ (2n c ) gauge theory with 2n f flavors. We find that they depend on the parity of n c and n f , the global form of the gauge group, and the discrete theta angle. The contribution from the fermions plays a central role in...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2021-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of High Energy Physics |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP10(2021)114 |
| Summary: | Abstract We study higher symmetries and anomalies of 4d so $$ \mathfrak{so} $$ (2n c ) gauge theory with 2n f flavors. We find that they depend on the parity of n c and n f , the global form of the gauge group, and the discrete theta angle. The contribution from the fermions plays a central role in our analysis. Furthermore, our conclusion applies to N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 1 supersymmetric cases as well, and we see that higher symmetries and anomalies match across the Intriligator-Seiberg duality between so $$ \mathfrak{so} $$ (2n c ) ↔ so $$ \mathfrak{so} $$ (2n f − 2n c + 4). |
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| ISSN: | 1029-8479 |