Geometric dualities in 4d field theories and their 5d interpretation

and

Published 19 May 2003 • Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd
, , Citation Sebastián Franco and Amihay Hanany JHEP04(2003)043 DOI 10.1088/1126-6708/2003/04/043

Download Article PDF

Article metrics

126 Total downloads

Share this article

Article and author information

Author affiliations

1 Center for Theoretical Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA

Dates

  1. Received 16 December 2002
  2. Accepted 25 April 2003
  3. Published

Buy this article in print

1126-6708/2003/04/043

Abstract

We study four-dimensional Script N = 1 gauge theories arising on D3-branes probing toric singularities. Toric dualities and flows between theories corresponding to different singularities are analyzed by encoding the geometric information into (p,q) webs. A new method for identifying quiver symmetries of the four-dimensional theories using the brane webs is developed. Five-dimensional theories are associated to the theories on the D3-branes by using (p,q) webs. This leads to a novel interpretation of Seiberg duality, which can be mapped to the crossing of curves of marginal stability in five dimensions.

Export citation and abstract BibTeX RIS

Previous article in issue
Next article in issue
10.1088/1126-6708/2003/04/043