2016/08/31 by Sara Pasquetti
Physics and Astronomy · Mathematics · #hep-th #math-ph #math.MP
paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/1751-8121/aa60fe
This is a contribution to the review volume `Localization techniques in quantum field theories' (eds. V. Pestun and M. Zabzine) which contains 17 Chapters. The complete volume is summarized in arXiv:1608.02952 and it can be downloaded at https://arxiv.org/src/1608.02952/anc/LocQFT.pdf or http://pestun.ihes.fr/pages/LocalizationReview/LocQFT.pdf
arxiv created 2016/10/15 · arxiv updated 2017/10/25
We review the holomorphic block factorisation of partition functions of supersymmetric theories on compact manifolds in various dimensions. We then show how to interpret 3d and 5d partition functions as correlation functions with underlying symmetry given by a deformation of the Virasoro algebra.