More on 5d descriptions of 6d SCFTs

DOI number:10.1007/jhep08(2015)097

Journal:Journal of High Energy Physics

Abstract:We propose new five-dimensional gauge theory descriptions of six-dimensional N=(1,0) superconformal field theories arising from type IIA brane configurations including an ON^0-plane. The new five-dimensional gauge theories may have SO, Sp, and SU gauge groups and further broaden the landscape of ultraviolet complete five-dimensional N=1 supersymmetric gauge theories. When we include an O8^−-plane in addition to an ON^0-plane, T-duality yields two O7^−-planes at the intersections of an ON^0-plane and two O5^0-planes. We propose a novel resolution of the O7^−-plane with four D7-branes in such a configuration, which enables us to obtain three different types of five-dimensional gauge theories, depending on whether we resolve either none or one or two O7^−-planes. Such different possibilities yield a new five-dimensional duality between a D-type SU quiver and an SO−Sp quiver theories. We also claim that a twisted circle compactification of a six-dimensional superconformal field theory may lead to a five-dimensional gauge theory different from those obtained by a simple circle compactification.

Note:The preprint version is available at https://arxiv.org/abs/1512.08239

Co-author:Hirotaka Hayashi,Sung-Soo Kim,Kimyeong Lee,Masato Taki,Futoshi Yagi

Indexed by:SCI

Discipline:Science

Volume:08(2015)

Issue:097

Translation or Not:no

Date of Publication:2016-10-24

Included Journals:SCI

Links to published journals:https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep08(2015)097