Partition functions of N = 2 theories on the squashed 3-sphere have been recently shown to localise to matrix integrals. By explicitly evaluating the matrix integral we show that abelian partition functions can be expressed as a sum of products of two blocks. We identify the first block with the partition function of the vortex theory, with equivariant parameter h = 2πib 2, defined on ℝ 2 × S 1 corresponding to the b → 0 degeneration of the ellipsoid. The second block gives the partition function of the vortex theory, with equivariant parameter h L = 2πi/b 2, on the dual ℝ 2 × S 1 corresponding to the 1/b → 0 degeneration. The ellipsoid partition appears to provide the h → h L modular invariant non-perturbative completion of the vortex theory. © SISSA 2012

Pasquetti, S. (2012). Factorisation of n = 2 theories on the squashed 3-sphere. JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS, 2012(4) [10.1007/JHEP04(2012)120].

Factorisation of n = 2 theories on the squashed 3-sphere

PASQUETTI, SARA
Primo
2012

Abstract

Partition functions of N = 2 theories on the squashed 3-sphere have been recently shown to localise to matrix integrals. By explicitly evaluating the matrix integral we show that abelian partition functions can be expressed as a sum of products of two blocks. We identify the first block with the partition function of the vortex theory, with equivariant parameter h = 2πib 2, defined on ℝ 2 × S 1 corresponding to the b → 0 degeneration of the ellipsoid. The second block gives the partition function of the vortex theory, with equivariant parameter h L = 2πi/b 2, on the dual ℝ 2 × S 1 corresponding to the 1/b → 0 degeneration. The ellipsoid partition appears to provide the h → h L modular invariant non-perturbative completion of the vortex theory. © SISSA 2012
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Chern-Simons theories; String duality; Supersymmetry and duality; Topological strings; Nuclear and High Energy Physics
English
2012
2012
4
120
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Pasquetti, S. (2012). Factorisation of n = 2 theories on the squashed 3-sphere. JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS, 2012(4) [10.1007/JHEP04(2012)120].
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