Sebastian Franco
Bipartite Field Theories: from D-Brane Probes to Scattering Amplitudes
Franco, Sebastian
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Abstract
We introduce and initiate the investigation of a general class of 4d, N=1 quiver gauge theories whose Lagrangian is defined by a bipartite graph on a Riemann surface, with or without boundaries. We refer to such class of theories as Bipartite Field Theories (BFTs). BFTs underlie a wide spectrum of interesting physical systems, including: D3-branes probing toric Calabi-Yau 3-folds, their mirror configurations of D6-branes, cluster integrable systems in (0 + 1) dimensions and leading singularities in scattering amplitudes for N=4 SYM. While our discussion is fully general, we focus on models that are relevant for scattering amplitudes. We investigate the BFT perspective on graph modifications, the emergence of Calabi-Yau manifolds (which arise as the master and moduli spaces of BFTs), the translation between square moves in the graph and Seiberg duality and the identification of dual theories by means of the underlying Calabi-Yaus, the phenomenon of loop reduction and the interpretation of the boundary operator for cells in the positive Grassmannian as higgsing in the BFT. We develop a technique based on generalized Kasteleyn matrices that permits an efficient determination of the Calabi-Yau geometries associated to arbitrary graphs. Our techniques allow us to go beyond the planar limit by both increasing the number of boundaries of the graphs and the genus of the underlying Riemann surface. Our investigation suggests a central role for Calabi-Yau manifolds in the context of leading singularities, whose full scope is yet to be uncovered.
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Franco, S. (2012). Bipartite Field Theories: from D-Brane Probes to Scattering Amplitudes. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2012(11), https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep11%282012%29141
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Nov 26, 2012 |
Deposit Date | Mar 28, 2013 |
Publicly Available Date | Feb 7, 2014 |
Journal | Journal of High Energy Physics |
Print ISSN | 1126-6708 |
Publisher | Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA) |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 2012 |
Issue | 11 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep11%282012%29141 |
Keywords | Supersymmetric gauge theory, Duality in gauge field theories. |
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