The Higgs mechanism—Hasse diagrams for symplectic singularities

A Bourget, S Cabrera, JF Grimminger… - Journal of High Energy …, 2020 - Springer
A bstract We explore the geometrical structure of Higgs branches of quantum field theories
with 8 supercharges in 3, 4, 5 and 6 dimensions. They are symplectic singularities, and as …

Higgs branch of 6D (1, 0) SCFTs and little string theories with Dynkin DE-type SUSY enhancement

C Lawrie, L Mansi - Physical Review D, 2024 - APS
We detail the Higgs branches of 6D (1, 0) superconformal field theories (SCFTs) and little
string theories (LSTs) that exhibit supersymmetry-enhancing Higgs branch renormalization …

(Symplectic) leaves and (5d Higgs) branches in the Poly (go) nesian Tropical Rain Forest

M van Beest, A Bourget, J Eckhard… - Journal of High Energy …, 2020 - Springer
A bstract We derive the structure of the Higgs branch of 5d superconformal field theories or
gauge theories from their realization as a generalized toric polygon (or dot diagram). This …

Fibrations and Hasse diagrams for 6d SCFTs

A Bourget, JF Grimminger - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2022 - Springer
A bstract We study the full moduli space of vacua of 6d worldvolume SCFTs on M5 branes
probing an A-type singularity, focusing on the geometric incarnation of the discrete gauging …

Quiver subtractions

S Cabrera, A Hanany - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2018 - Springer
A bstract We study the vacuum structure of gauge theories with eight supercharges. It has
been recently discovered that in the Higgs branch of 5d and 6d SQCD theories with eight …

Towards a classification of rank r = 2 SCFTs. Part II. Special Kahler stratification of the Coulomb branch

PC Argyres, M Martone - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2020 - Springer
A bstract We study the stratification of the singular locus of four dimensional\(\mathcal {N}\)=
2 Coulomb branches. We present a set of self-consistency conditions on this stratification …

Hasse diagrams for 3d = 4 quiver gauge theories — Inversion and the full moduli space

JF Grimminger, A Hanany - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2020 - Springer
A bstract We study Hasse diagrams of moduli spaces of 3d\(\mathcal {N}\)= 4 quiver gauge
theories. The goal of this work is twofold: 1) We introduce the notion of inverting a Hasse …

Decay and Fission of Magnetic Quivers

A Bourget, M Sperling, Z Zhong - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
In exploring supersymmetric theories with eight supercharges, the Higgs branches present
an intriguing window into strong coupling dynamics. Magnetic quivers serve as crucial tools …

Bestiary of 6D (1, 0) SCFTs: Nilpotent orbits and anomalies

F Baume, C Lawrie - Physical Review D, 2024 - APS
Many six-dimensional (1, 0) superconformal field theories (SCFTs) are known to fall into
families labeled by nilpotent orbits of certain simple Lie algebras. For each of the three …

Hierarchy of RG flows in 6d (1, 0) orbi-instantons

M Fazzi, S Giri - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2022 - Springer
A bstract N M5-branes probing the intersection between the orbifold ℂ 2/Γ ADE and an E 8
wall give rise to 6d (1, 0) SCFTs known as ADE-type orbi-instantons. At fixed N and order of …