Monopole operators in three-dimensionalN=4 SYM and mirror symmetry

2003/10/31 by Vadim Borokhov · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Gauge (firearms) #Gauge theory #Isomorphism (crystallography) #Limit (mathematics) #Magnetic monopole #Mirror symmetry #Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism #Quantum #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #Symmetry (geometry) #hep-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/1126-6708/2004/03/008

published as JHEP 0403 (2004) 008 · 23 pages, LaTex; v2: section 3.4 modified, section 3.5 extended, references added

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Abstract

We study non-abelian monopole operators in the infrared limit of three-dimensional SU(N_c) and N=4 SU(2) gauge theories. Using large N_f expansion and operator-state isomorphism of the resulting superconformal field theories, we construct monopole operators which are (anti-)chiral primaries and compute their charges under the global symmetries. Predictions of three-dimensional mirror symmetry for the quantum numbers of these monopole operators are verified.

Citations

• Gauge theories and magnetic charge
• M-theory origin of mirror symmetry in three-dimensional gauge theories
• Topological Disorder Operators in Three-Dimensional Conformal Field Theory
• Monopole Operators and Mirror Symmetry in Three Dimensions

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