Lecturer: Dr. Ran Yacoby
Affiliation: Department of Physics, Princeton University
Abstract:
I will discuss a particular class of theories,
which form a certain supersymmetric
generalization of three-dimensional O(N)
vector models. By combining tools of the
conformal bootstrap with results obtained
through supersymmetric localization, I will
argue that theories in this class exhibit a
symmetry enhancement at the infrared
fixed point. This example is
interesting because the putative infrared
theory with no symmetry enhancement
does not exhibit any obvious
inconsistencies at first sight. Once the
correct infrared theories have been
identified, I will present a detailed
numerical bootstrap analysis showing
features (or "kinks") at positions that very
nearly coincide with our expectation for
these models. Moreover, I will present
general numerical bounds in dimensions 3
<= d <= 4 for SCFTs with a certain relation
in the chiral ring.
Additional details of the upcoming Joint Seminars
in Theoretical High Energy Physics can be found
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