Fourier transform of irregular connections on $\mathbb P^1$ and classification of Argyres-Douglas theories

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contents We give a mathematical interpretation of the dualities between type $A$ Argyres-Douglas theories recently obtained by Beem, Martone, Sacchi, Singh and Stedman, building on work of Xie. Using the fact that, via the wild nonabelian Hodge correspondence, the data defining such a theory amount to singularity data for irregular connections on $\mathbb P^1$ of a specific form, we show that these dualities can all be realized as compositions of two types of more basic operations acting on such irregular connections: the Fourier transform and a Möbius transformation exchanging zero and infinity. The proof relies on the stationary phase formula giving explicit expressions for the singularity data of the Fourier transform. We also clarify the relation between the quivers describing the 3d mirrors of type $A$ Argyres-Douglas theories and the nonabelian Hodge diagrams defined in work of Boalch-Yamakawa and of the author: the 3d mirror corresponds to the unique nonabelian Hodge diagram with no negative edges/loops among those of singularity data in the corresponding orbit under basic operations.
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spellingShingle Fourier transform of irregular connections on $\mathbb P^1$ and classification of Argyres-Douglas theories
Douçot, Jean
Mathematical Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Algebraic Geometry
32G34, 34M03, 44A10
We give a mathematical interpretation of the dualities between type $A$ Argyres-Douglas theories recently obtained by Beem, Martone, Sacchi, Singh and Stedman, building on work of Xie. Using the fact that, via the wild nonabelian Hodge correspondence, the data defining such a theory amount to singularity data for irregular connections on $\mathbb P^1$ of a specific form, we show that these dualities can all be realized as compositions of two types of more basic operations acting on such irregular connections: the Fourier transform and a Möbius transformation exchanging zero and infinity. The proof relies on the stationary phase formula giving explicit expressions for the singularity data of the Fourier transform. We also clarify the relation between the quivers describing the 3d mirrors of type $A$ Argyres-Douglas theories and the nonabelian Hodge diagrams defined in work of Boalch-Yamakawa and of the author: the 3d mirror corresponds to the unique nonabelian Hodge diagram with no negative edges/loops among those of singularity data in the corresponding orbit under basic operations.
title Fourier transform of irregular connections on $\mathbb P^1$ and classification of Argyres-Douglas theories
topic Mathematical Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Algebraic Geometry
32G34, 34M03, 44A10
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.15942