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Zig-zag deformations of toric quiver gauge theories. Part I. Reflexive polytopes (2024)
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Cremonesi, S., & Sá, J. (2024). Zig-zag deformations of toric quiver gauge theories. Part I. Reflexive polytopes. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2024(5), Article 114. https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep05%282024%29114

We study one-parameter families of U(1)2 preserving deformations relating pairs of toric quiver gauge theories on D-branes probing local toric (pseudo) del Pezzo surfaces. The superpotential deformations are defined by zig-zag paths in the brane tili... Read More about Zig-zag deformations of toric quiver gauge theories. Part I. Reflexive polytopes.

Semiclassics of three-dimensional SCFTs from holography (2022)
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Cremonesi, S., Lanza, S., & Martucci, L. (2022). Semiclassics of three-dimensional SCFTs from holography. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep10%282022%29111

We use holography to compute the large-N eective eld theory along the moduli space of vacua of an innite class of three-dimensional N = 2 SCFTs admitting a dual M-theory description. We focus in particular on toric models and show how the spectrum of... Read More about Semiclassics of three-dimensional SCFTs from holography.

Quantized Coulomb Branches, Monopole Bubbling and Wall-Crossing Phenomena in 3d N=4 Theories (2020)
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Assel, B., Cremonesi, S., & Renwick, M. (2020). Quantized Coulomb Branches, Monopole Bubbling and Wall-Crossing Phenomena in 3d N=4 Theories. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2020(4), Article 213. https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep04%282020%29213

To study the quantized Coulomb branch of 3d N = 4 unitary SQCD theories, we propose a new method to compute correlators of monopole and Casimir operators that are inserted in the R×R2ε Omega background. This method combines results from supersymmetri... Read More about Quantized Coulomb Branches, Monopole Bubbling and Wall-Crossing Phenomena in 3d N=4 Theories.

The infrared fixed points of 3d N = 4 USp(2N) SQCD theories (2018)
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Assel, B., & Cremonesi, S. (2018). The infrared fixed points of 3d N = 4 USp(2N) SQCD theories. SciPost Physics, 5(2), Article 015. https://doi.org/10.21468/scipostphys.5.2.015

We derive the algebraic description of the Coulomb branch of 3d N = 4 U S p ( 2 N ) SQCD theories with N f fundamental hypermultiplets and determine their low energy physics in any vacuum from the local geometry of the moduli space, identifying the i... Read More about The infrared fixed points of 3d N = 4 USp(2N) SQCD theories.

The Infrared Physics of Bad Theories (2017)
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Assel, B., & Cremonesi, S. (2017). The Infrared Physics of Bad Theories. SciPost Physics, 3(3), Article 024. https://doi.org/10.21468/scipostphys.3.3.024

We study the complete moduli space of vacua of 3d N = 4 N=4 U ( N ) U(N) SQCD theories with N f Nf fundamentals, building on the algebraic description of the Coulomb branch, and deduce the low energy physics in any vacuum from the local geometry of t... Read More about The Infrared Physics of Bad Theories.

Instanton operators and the Higgs branch at infinite coupling (2017)
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Cremonesi, S., Ferlito, G., Hanany, A., & Mekareeya, N. (2017). Instanton operators and the Higgs branch at infinite coupling. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2017(4), Article 042. https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep04%282017%29042

The richness of 5d N=1N=1 theories with a UV fixed point at infinite coupling is due to the existence of local disorder operators known as instanton operators. By considering the Higgs branch of SU(2) gauge theories with Nf ≤ 7 flavours at finite and... Read More about Instanton operators and the Higgs branch at infinite coupling.

The moduli spaces of 3d N≥2 Chern-Simons gauge theories and their Hilbert series (2016)
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Cremonesi, S., Mekareeya, N., & Zaffaroni, A. (2016). The moduli spaces of 3d N≥2 Chern-Simons gauge theories and their Hilbert series. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2016(10), Article 046. https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep10%282016%29046

We present a formula for the Hilbert series that counts gauge invariant chiral operators in a large class of 3d N≥2N≥2 Yang-Mills-Chern-Simons theories. The formula counts ’t Hooft monopole operators dressed by gauge invariants of a residual gauge th... Read More about The moduli spaces of 3d N≥2 Chern-Simons gauge theories and their Hilbert series.

6d holographic anomaly match as a continuum limit (2016)
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Cremonesi, S., & Tomasiello, A. (2016). 6d holographic anomaly match as a continuum limit. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2016(05), Article 031. https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep05%282016%29031

An infinite class of analytic AdS7 × S3 solutions has recently been found. The S3 is distorted into a “crescent roll” shape by the presence of D8-branes. These solutions are conjectured to be dual to a class of “linear quivers”, with a large number o... Read More about 6d holographic anomaly match as a continuum limit.

The equivariant A-twist and gauged linear sigma models on the two-sphere (2015)
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Closset, C., Cremonesi, S., & Park, D. S. (2015). The equivariant A-twist and gauged linear sigma models on the two-sphere. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2015(06), Article 076. https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep06%282015%29076

We study two-dimensional N=(2,2)N=(2,2) supersymmetric gauged linear sigma models (GLSM) on the Ω-deformed sphere, SΩ2, which is a one-parameter deformation of the A-twisted sphere. We provide an exact formula for the SΩ2 supersymmetric correlation f... Read More about The equivariant A-twist and gauged linear sigma models on the two-sphere.

Tρσ(G) theories and their Hilbert series (2015)
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Cremonesi, S., Hanany, A., Mekareeya, N., & Zaffaroni, A. (2015). Tρσ(G) theories and their Hilbert series. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2015(01), Article 150. https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep01%282015%29150

We give an explicit formula for the Higgs and Coulomb branch Hilbert series for the class of 3d N=4N=4 superconformal gauge theories Tρσ(G) corresponding to a set of D3 branes ending on NS5 and D5-branes, with or without O3 planes. Here G is a classi... Read More about Tρσ(G) theories and their Hilbert series.

Coulomb Branch and The Moduli Space of Instantons (2014)
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Cremonesi, S., Ferlito, G., Hanany, A., & Mekareeya, N. (2014). Coulomb Branch and The Moduli Space of Instantons. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2014(12), Article 103. https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep12%282014%29103

The moduli space of instantons on ℂ2 for any simple gauge group is studied using the Coulomb branch of N=4N=4 gauge theories in three dimensions. For a given simple group G, the Hilbert series of such an instanton moduli space is computed from the Co... Read More about Coulomb Branch and The Moduli Space of Instantons.

Mass-deformed brane tilings (2014)
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Bianchi, M., Cremonesi, S., Hanany, A., Morales, J. F., Ricci Pacifici, D., & Seong, R. (2014). Mass-deformed brane tilings. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2014(10), Article 027. https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep10%282014%29027

We study renormalization group flows among N=1N=1 SCFTs realized on the worldvolume of D3-branes probing toric Calabi-Yau singularities, thus admitting a brane tiling description. The flows are triggered by masses for adjoint or vector-like pairs of... Read More about Mass-deformed brane tilings.

Coulomb branch Hilbert series and Hall-Littlewood polynomials (2014)
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Cremonesi, S., Hanany, A., Mekareeya, N., & Zaffaroni, A. (2014). Coulomb branch Hilbert series and Hall-Littlewood polynomials. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2014(09), Article 178. https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep09%282014%29178

There has been a recent progress in understanding the chiral ring of 3d NN = 4 superconformal gauge theories by explicitly constructing an exact generating function (Hilbert series) counting BPS operators on the Coulomb branch. In this paper we intro... Read More about Coulomb branch Hilbert series and Hall-Littlewood polynomials.

Coulomb branch Hilbert series and three dimensional Sicilian theories (2014)
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Cremonesi, S., Hanany, A., Mekareeya, N., & Zaffaroni, A. (2014). Coulomb branch Hilbert series and three dimensional Sicilian theories. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2014(09), Article 185. https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep09%282014%29185

We evaluate the Coulomb branch Hilbert series of mirrors of three dimensional Sicilian theories, which arise from compactifying the 6d (2, 0) theory with symmetry G on a circle times a Riemann surface with punctures. We obtain our result by gluing to... Read More about Coulomb branch Hilbert series and three dimensional Sicilian theories.

Partition Functions of N=(2,2) Gauge Theories on S2 and Vortices (2014)
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Benini, F., & Cremonesi, S. (2014). Partition Functions of N=(2,2) Gauge Theories on S2 and Vortices. Communications in Mathematical Physics, 334(3), 1483-1527. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00220-014-2112-z

We apply localization techniques to compute the partition function of a two-dimensional N=(2,2)N=(2,2) R-symmetric theory of vector and chiral multiplets on S2. The path integral reduces to a sum over topological sectors of a matrix integral over the... Read More about Partition Functions of N=(2,2) Gauge Theories on S2 and Vortices.

Comments on N = (2, 2) supersymmetry on two-manifolds (2014)
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Closset, C., & Cremonesi, S. (2014). Comments on N = (2, 2) supersymmetry on two-manifolds. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2014(07), Article 075. https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep07%282014%29075

We study curved-space rigid supersymmetry for two-dimensional NN = (2, 2) supersymmetric fields theories with a vector-like R-symmetry by coupling such theories to background supergravity. The associated Killing spinors can be viewed as holomorphic s... Read More about Comments on N = (2, 2) supersymmetry on two-manifolds.

Monopole operators and Hilbert series of Coulomb branches of 3d N = 4 gauge theories (2014)
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Cremonesi, S., Hanany, A., & Zaffaroni, A. (2014). Monopole operators and Hilbert series of Coulomb branches of 3d N = 4 gauge theories. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2014(01), Article 005. https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep01%282014%29005

This paper addresses a long standing problem - to identify the chiral ring and moduli space (i.e. as an algebraic variety) on the Coulomb branch of an NN = 4 superconformal field theory in 2+1 dimensions. Previous techniques involved a computation of... Read More about Monopole operators and Hilbert series of Coulomb branches of 3d N = 4 gauge theories.

Double Handled Brane Tilings (2013)
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Cremonesi, S., Hanany, A., & Seong, R. (2013). Double Handled Brane Tilings. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2013(10), Article 001. https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep10%282013%29001

We classify the first few brane tilings on a genus 2 Riemann surface and identify their toric Calabi-Yau moduli spaces. These brane tilings are extensions of tilings on the 2-torus, which represent one of the largest known classes of 4d N=1N=1 superc... Read More about Double Handled Brane Tilings.