Theory Group Seminar
, 28 September 2021
Lakshya Bhardwaj
Confinement and Generalized Global Symmetries in 4d from 6d
abstract
We will discuss aspects related to generalized global symmetries in 4d supersymmetric theories. Specifically, the focus will be on 1-form symmetries, global form of flavor symmetries, and 2-group structures describing mixings between 1-form and flavor symmetries. We will also discuss confinement in terms of spontaneous breaking of 1-form symmetries. The discussion will include both Lagrangian theories and non-Lagrangian theories. We will get a handle on these symmetries by constructing the 4d theories by compactifying 6d N=(2,0) theories on punctured Riemann surfaces.