Surface defects on E-string from 5-brane webs

DOI number:10.1007/JHEP12(2020)183

Journal:Journal of High Energy Physics

Abstract:We study 6d E-string theory with defects on a circle. Our basic strategy is to apply the geometric transition to the supersymmetric gauge theories. First, we calculate the partition functions of the 5d SU(3)_0 gauge theory with 10 flavors, which is UV-dual to the 5d Sp(2) gauge theory with 10 flavors, based on two different 5-brane web diagrams, and check that two partition functions agree with each other. Then, by utilizing the geometric transition, we find the surface defect partition function for E-string on ℝ^4×T^2. We also discuss that our result is consistent with the elliptic genus. Based on the result, we show how the global symmetry is broken by the defects, and discuss that the breaking pattern depends on where/how we insert the defects.

Note:The preprint version is available at https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.06428

Co-author:Sung-Soo Kim,Yuji Sugimoto,Futoshi Yagi

Indexed by:SCI

Volume:12(2020)

Issue:183

Translation or Not:no

Date of Publication:2020-12-28

Included Journals:SCI

Links to published journals:https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP12(2020)183