A Bound on 3d Mirror Pairs

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author Zhong, Zhenghao
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contents A distinctive duality present in 3d $\mathcal{N}=4$ theories is the 3d mirror symmetry. Under this duality, the Coulomb (Higgs) branch of one theory corresponds to the Higgs (Coulomb) branch of its mirror dual. This paper is divided into two parts. In the first part, we examine quiver gauge theories constructed from unitary gauge groups arranged in the shape of ABCD-type Dynkin diagrams. This is arguably the largest family of quivers in the literature with known 3d mirror pairs. Using brane lockings and magnetic quivers, we show how this family can be vastly expanded by replacing any number of the unitary gauge groups with special unitary gauge groups and finding the mirror pairs. In the second part, we argue that in the landscape of 3d mirror pairs, most Lagrangian (quiver gauge theories) will not have 3d mirror duals that are also Lagrangian (quiver gauge theories). For unitary quiver gauge theories, we conjecture that any quiver with an exceptional affine Dynkin diagram as a subquiver cannot have a Lagrangian (quiver gauge theory) mirror.
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Zhong, Zhenghao
High Energy Physics - Theory
A distinctive duality present in 3d $\mathcal{N}=4$ theories is the 3d mirror symmetry. Under this duality, the Coulomb (Higgs) branch of one theory corresponds to the Higgs (Coulomb) branch of its mirror dual. This paper is divided into two parts. In the first part, we examine quiver gauge theories constructed from unitary gauge groups arranged in the shape of ABCD-type Dynkin diagrams. This is arguably the largest family of quivers in the literature with known 3d mirror pairs. Using brane lockings and magnetic quivers, we show how this family can be vastly expanded by replacing any number of the unitary gauge groups with special unitary gauge groups and finding the mirror pairs. In the second part, we argue that in the landscape of 3d mirror pairs, most Lagrangian (quiver gauge theories) will not have 3d mirror duals that are also Lagrangian (quiver gauge theories). For unitary quiver gauge theories, we conjecture that any quiver with an exceptional affine Dynkin diagram as a subquiver cannot have a Lagrangian (quiver gauge theory) mirror.
title A Bound on 3d Mirror Pairs
topic High Energy Physics - Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.14531