Anomalies in the space of coupling constants and their dynamical applications II
Clay Córdova, Daniel S. Freed, Ho Tat Lam, Nathan Seiberg
SciPost Phys. 8, 002 (2020) · published 7 January 2020
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Abstract
We extend our earlier work on anomalies in the space of coupling constants to four-dimensional gauge theories. Pure Yang-Mills theory (without matter) with a simple and simply connected gauge group has a mixed anomaly between its one-form global symmetry (associated with the center) and the periodicity of the $\theta$-parameter. This anomaly is at the root of many recently discovered properties of these theories, including their phase transitions and interfaces. These new anomalies can be used to extend this understanding to systems without discrete symmetries (such as time-reversal). We also study $SU(N)$ and $Sp(N)$ gauge theories with matter in the fundamental representation. Here we find a mixed anomaly between the flavor symmetry group and the $\theta$-periodicity. Again, this anomaly unifies distinct recently-discovered phenomena in these theories and controls phase transitions and the dynamics on interfaces.
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PB - SciPost Foundation
DO - 10.21468/SciPostPhys.8.1.002
TI - Anomalies in the space of coupling constants and their dynamical applications II
PY - 2020/01/07
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JF - SciPost Physics
JA - SciPost Phys.
VL - 8
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SP - 002
A1 - Córdova, Clay
AU - Freed, Daniel
AU - Lam, Ho Tat
AU - Seiberg, Nathan
AB - We extend our earlier work on anomalies in the space of coupling constants to four-dimensional gauge theories. Pure Yang-Mills theory (without matter) with a simple and simply connected gauge group has a mixed anomaly between its one-form global symmetry (associated with the center) and the periodicity of the $\theta$-parameter. This anomaly is at the root of many recently discovered properties of these theories, including their phase transitions and interfaces. These new anomalies can be used to extend this understanding to systems without discrete symmetries (such as time-reversal). We also study $SU(N)$ and $Sp(N)$ gauge theories with matter in the fundamental representation. Here we find a mixed anomaly between the flavor symmetry group and the $\theta$-periodicity. Again, this anomaly unifies distinct recently-discovered phenomena in these theories and controls phase transitions and the dynamics on interfaces.
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Authors / Affiliations: mappings to Contributors and Organizations
See all Organizations.- 1 Clay Córdova,
- 2 Daniel Freed,
- 3 Ho Tat Lam,
- 1 Nathan Seiberg
- 1 Institute for Advanced Study [IAS]
- 2 The University of Texas at Austin [UT Austin]
- 3 Princeton University
Funders for the research work leading to this publication