Holography, 1-form symmetries, and confinement
<p>We study confinement in 4d <span tabindex="0">N=1</span> <span tabindex="0">SU(N)</span> Super-Yang Mills (SYM) from a holographic point of view, focusing on the 1-form symmetry and its relation to chiral symmetry breaki...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2021
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| Summary: | <p>We study confinement in 4d <span tabindex="0">N=1</span> <span tabindex="0">SU(N)</span> Super-Yang Mills (SYM) from a holographic point of view, focusing on the 1-form symmetry and its relation to chiral symmetry breaking (<span tabindex="0">χSB</span>). We identify the topological couplings in the 5d truncation of the Klebanov-Strassler solution that determine the 1-form symmetry and its ’t Hooft anomalies. One coupling is a mixed 0-/1-form symmetry anomaly related to <span tabindex="0">χSB</span> in gapped confining vacua. In the gravity dual we also identify the infrared 4d topological field theory which realizes <span tabindex="0">χSB</span> and matches the mixed anomaly. Finally, complementing this, we derive the chiral and mixed anomalies from the little string theory realization of pure SYM.</p> |
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