Evaluating one-loop string amplitudes
L Eberhardt, S Mizera - SciPost Physics, 2023 - scipost.org
We evaluate one-loop open-string amplitudes at finite $\alpha'$ for the first time. Our method
involves a deformation of the integration contour over the modular parameter $\tau $ to a …
involves a deformation of the integration contour over the modular parameter $\tau $ to a …
Partition functions and fibering operators on the Coulomb branch of 5d SCFTs
C Closset, H Magureanu - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2023 - Springer
A bstract We study 5d\(\mathcal {N}\)= 1 supersymmetric field theories on closed five-
manifolds\(\mathcal {M}\) 5 which are principal circle bundles over simply-connected Kähler …
manifolds\(\mathcal {M}\) 5 which are principal circle bundles over simply-connected Kähler …
A panorama of physical mathematics c. 2022
What follows is a broad-brush overview of the recent synergistic interactions between
mathematics and theoretical physics of quantum field theory and string theory. The …
mathematics and theoretical physics of quantum field theory and string theory. The …
Cutting and gluing with running couplings in QCD
We consider the order parameter u=⟨ Tr ϕ 2⟩ as a function of the running coupling constant
τ∈ H of asymptotically free N= 2 QCD with gauge group SU (2) and N f≤ 3 massive …
τ∈ H of asymptotically free N= 2 QCD with gauge group SU (2) and N f≤ 3 massive …
Topological correlators of , SYM on four-manifolds
J Manschot, GW Moore - arXiv preprint arXiv:2104.06492, 2021 - arxiv.org
We consider topologically twisted $\mathcal {N}= 2$, $ SU (2) $ gauge theory with a massive
adjoint hypermultiplet on a smooth, compact four-manifold $ X $. A consistent formulation …
adjoint hypermultiplet on a smooth, compact four-manifold $ X $. A consistent formulation …
Coulomb branch surgery: Holonomy saddles, S-folds and discrete symmetry gaugings
E Furrer, H Magureanu - SciPost Physics, 2024 - scipost.org
Abstract Symmetries of Seiberg–Witten (SW) geometries capture intricate physical aspects
of the underlying 4d $\mathcal {N}= 2$ field theories. For rank-one theories, these …
of the underlying 4d $\mathcal {N}= 2$ field theories. For rank-one theories, these …
Effective gravitational couplings of four-dimensional = 2 supersymmetric gauge theories
J Manschot, GW Moore, X Zhang - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2020 - Springer
A bstract The low energy effective couplings of a four-dimensional\(\mathcal {N}\)= 2
supersymmetric gauge theory to topological invariants of the background gravitational field …
supersymmetric gauge theory to topological invariants of the background gravitational field …
Mocking the u-plane integral
G Korpas, J Manschot, GW Moore, I Nidaiev - Research in the …, 2021 - Springer
The u-plane integral is the contribution of the Coulomb branch to correlation functions of N=
2 gauge theory on a compact four-manifold. We consider the u-plane integral for correlators …
2 gauge theory on a compact four-manifold. We consider the u-plane integral for correlators …
Topological twists of massive SQCD, Part I
We consider topological twists of four-dimensional N= 2 supersymmetric QCD with gauge
group SU (2) and N f≤ 3 fundamental hypermultiplets. The twists are labelled by a choice of …
group SU (2) and N f≤ 3 fundamental hypermultiplets. The twists are labelled by a choice of …
The u-plane integral, mock modularity and enumerative geometry
We revisit the low-energy effective U (1) action of topologically twisted N= 2 SYM theory with
gauge group of rank one on a generic oriented smooth four-manifold X with nontrivial …
gauge group of rank one on a generic oriented smooth four-manifold X with nontrivial …