It has recently been argued [1] that the inclusion of surface operators in 4d N = 2 SU(2) quiver gauge theories should correspond to insertions of certain degenerate operators in the dual Liouville theory. So far only the insertion of a single surface operator has been treated (in a semi-classical limit). In this paper we study and generalise this proposal. Our approach relies on the use of topological string theory techniques. On the B-model side we show that the effects of multiple surface operator insertions in 4d N = 2 gauge theories can be calculated using the B-model topological recursion method, valid beyond the semi-classical limit. On the mirror A-model side we find by explicit computations that the 5d lift of the SU(N) gauge theory partition function in the presence of (one or many) surface operators is equal to an A-model topological string partition function with the insertion of (one or many) toric branes. This is in agreement with an earlier proposal by Gukov [2, 2, 3]. Our A-model results were motivated by and agree with what one obtains by combining the AGT conjecture with the dual interpretation in terms of degenerate operators. The topological string theory approach also opens up new possibilities in the study of 2d Toda field theories. © 2010 SISSA, Trieste, Italy

Kozçaz, C., Pasquetti, S., Wyllard, N. (2010). A& B model approaches to surface operators and Toda thoeries. JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS, 2010(8) [10.1007/JHEP08(2010)042].

A& B model approaches to surface operators and Toda thoeries

PASQUETTI, SARA
Secondo
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2010

Abstract

It has recently been argued [1] that the inclusion of surface operators in 4d N = 2 SU(2) quiver gauge theories should correspond to insertions of certain degenerate operators in the dual Liouville theory. So far only the insertion of a single surface operator has been treated (in a semi-classical limit). In this paper we study and generalise this proposal. Our approach relies on the use of topological string theory techniques. On the B-model side we show that the effects of multiple surface operator insertions in 4d N = 2 gauge theories can be calculated using the B-model topological recursion method, valid beyond the semi-classical limit. On the mirror A-model side we find by explicit computations that the 5d lift of the SU(N) gauge theory partition function in the presence of (one or many) surface operators is equal to an A-model topological string partition function with the insertion of (one or many) toric branes. This is in agreement with an earlier proposal by Gukov [2, 2, 3]. Our A-model results were motivated by and agree with what one obtains by combining the AGT conjecture with the dual interpretation in terms of degenerate operators. The topological string theory approach also opens up new possibilities in the study of 2d Toda field theories. © 2010 SISSA, Trieste, Italy
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Conformal and W Symmetry; Duality in Gauge Field Theories; Topological Strings; Nuclear and High Energy Physics
English
2010
2010
8
42
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Kozçaz, C., Pasquetti, S., Wyllard, N. (2010). A& B model approaches to surface operators and Toda thoeries. JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS, 2010(8) [10.1007/JHEP08(2010)042].
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