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B-branes and supersymmetric quivers in 2d

We study 2d $ \mathcal{N} $ = (0, 2) supersymmetric quiver gauge theories that describe the low-energy dynamics of D1-branes at Calabi-Yau fourfold (CY$_{4}$) singularities. On general grounds, the holomorphic sector of these theories — matter content and (classical) superpotential interactions — sh...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Closset, Cyril, Guo, Jirui, Sharpe, Eric
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/JHEP02(2018)051
http://cds.cern.ch/record/2294674
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Sumario:We study 2d $ \mathcal{N} $ = (0, 2) supersymmetric quiver gauge theories that describe the low-energy dynamics of D1-branes at Calabi-Yau fourfold (CY$_{4}$) singularities. On general grounds, the holomorphic sector of these theories — matter content and (classical) superpotential interactions — should be fully captured by the topological B-model on the CY$_{4}$. By studying a number of examples, we confirm this expectation and flesh out the dictionary between B-brane category and supersymmetric quiver: the matter content of the supersymmetric quiver is encoded in morphisms between B-branes (that is, Ext groups of coherent sheaves), while the superpotential interactions are encoded in the A$_{∞}$ algebra satisfied by the morphisms. This provides us with a derivation of the supersymmetric quiver directly from the CY$_{4}$ geometry. We also suggest a relation between triality of $ \mathcal{N} $ = (0,2) gauge theories and certain mutations of exceptional collections of sheaves. 0d $ \mathcal{N} $ = 1 supersymmetric quivers, corresponding to D-instantons probing CY$_{5}$ singularities, can be discussed similarly.