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We study quantized Coulomb branches of quiver gauge theories of Jordan type. We prove that the quantized Coulomb branch is isomorphic to the spherical graded Cherednik algebra in the unframed case, and is isomorphic to the spherical cyclotomic rational Cherednik algebra in the framed case. We also prove that the quanti…

This is an introduction to a provisional mathematical definition of Coulomb branches of $3$-dimensional $\mathcal N=4$ supersymmetric gauge theories, studied in arXiv:1503.03676, arXiv:1601.03586

New gauge condition fixes $L^2$ metric divergence in hyperbolic monopole spaces.

Extends Coulomb gauge existence to non-associative gauge theory.

This is an introduction to a provisional mathematical definition of Coulomb branches of $3$-dimensional $\mathcal N=4$ supersymmetric gauge theories, studied in arXiv:1503.03676, arXiv:1601.03586. This is an expanded version of an article arXiv:1612.09014 appeared in the 61st DAISUUGAKU symposium proceeding (2016), wri…

Consider the $3$-dimensional $\mathcal N=4$ supersymmetric gauge theory associated with a compact Lie group $G_c$ and its quaternionic representation $\mathbf M$. Physicists study its Coulomb branch, which is a noncompact hyper-Kähler manifold with an $\mathrm{SU}(2)$-action, possibly with singularities. We give a math…

The paper connects $G_2$-manifolds to Coulomb and Higgs phases of gauge theories.

This is the third companion paper of arXiv:1601.03586. When a gauge theory has a flavor symmetry group, we construct a partial resolution of the Coulomb branch as a variant of the definition. We identify the partial resolution with a partial resolution of a generalized slice in the affine Grassmannian, Hilbert scheme o…

Smooth Yang-Mills fields proved in supercritical dimensions.

This is a companion paper of arXiv:1601.03586. We study Coulomb branches of unframed and framed quiver gauge theories of type $ADE$. In the unframed case they are isomorphic to the moduli space of based rational maps from ${\mathbb C}P^1$ to the flag variety. In the framed case they are slices in the affine Grassmannia…

Consider the $3$-dimensional $\mathcal N=4$ supersymmetric gauge theory associated with a compact Lie group $G$ and its quaternionic representation $\mathbf M$. Physicists study its Coulomb branch, which is a noncompact hyper-Kähler manifold, such as instanton moduli spaces on $\mathbb R^4$, $SU(2)$-monopole moduli spa…

This is a supplement to [arXiv:1503.03676], where an approach towards a mathematically rigorous definition of the Coulomb branch of a $3$-dimensional $\mathcal N=4$ SUSY gauge theory was proposed. We ask questions on their expected properties, especially in relation to the corresponding Higgs branch, partly motivated b…

Narasimhan and Ramadas showed that the Gribov ambiguity was maximal for the product SU(2) bundle over S^3. Specifically they showed that the holonomy group of the Coulomb connection is dense in the connected component of the identity of the gauge group. Instead of base manifold S^3, we consider here a base manifold wit…

2d GLSM connects Berry connections to Coulomb branch via difference equations.

Study topological twists of massive SQCD with gauge group SU(2) and 3 or fewer fundamental hypermultiplets.

In four and higher dimensions, we show that any stationary admissible Yang-Mills field can be gauge transformed to a smooth field if the $L^2$ norm of the curvature is sufficiently small. There are three main ingredients. The first is Price's monotonicity formula, which allows us to assert that the curvature is small n…

Paper fills in technical details for Hitchin's self-duality equations proof.

We study the problem of finding good gauges for connections in higher gauge theories. We find that, for $2$-connections in strict $2$-gauge theory and $3$-connections in $3$-gauge theory, there are local "Coulomb gauges" that are more canonical than in classical gauge theory. In particular, they are essentially unique,…

Study on Yang-Mills fields blow-up in 4D, proving certain configurations impossible.

Survey on recent developments in isometric immersions using PDE techniques.

The standard Feynman diagrammatic approach to quantum field theories assumes that perturbation theory approximates the full quantum theory at small coupling even when a mathematically rigorous construction of the latter is absent. On the other hand, two-dimensional Yang-Mills theory is a rare (if not the only) example …

We develop a new method for proving regularity for small energy stationary solutions of coupled gauge field equations. Our results duplicate those of Tian--Tao [7] for the pure Yang Mills equations, but our proof is simpler, and obtains bounded curvature without the use of Coulomb gauges. It relies instead on the Weitz…

The transition maps for a Sobolev $G$-bundle are not continuous in the critical dimension and thus the usual notion of topology does not make sense. In this work, we show that if such a bundle $P$ is equipped with a Sobolev connection $A$, then one can associate a topological isomorphism class to the pair $\left( P, A\…

Let $A$ be a $W^{1,2}$-connection on a principle $\text{SU}(2)$-bundle $P$ over a compact $4$-manifold $M$ whose curvature $F_A$ satisfies $\|F_A\|_{L^2(M)}\le Λ$. Our main result is the existence of a global section $σ: M\to P$ with finite singularities on $M$ such that the connection form $σ^*A$ satisfies the Coulomb…

Research characterizes intersection cohomology groups of gauge theories and cotangent bundles.

The paper studies how adding a 'Gauge Mass' term breaks gauge symmetry in Yang-Mills-Higgs systems and analyzes the resulting behavior.

Study on vortex sheet formation in Abelian gauge theories.

We study solutions of the Bogomolny equation on R^2\times S^1$ with prescribed singularities. We show that Nahm transform establishes a one-to-one correspondence between such solutions and solutions of the Hitchin equations on a punctured cylinder with the eigenvalues of the Higgs field growing at infinity in a particu…

Quantized Coulomb branches linked to skein algebras.

We use a G2-structure on a 7-dimensional Riemannian manifold with a fixed metric to define an octonion bundle with a fiberwise non-associative product. We then define a metric-compatible octonion covariant derivative on this bundle that is compatible with the octonion product. The torsion of the G2-structure is then sh…

The u-plane integral is the contribution of the Coulomb branch to correlation functions of N=2 gauge theory on a compact four-manifold. We consider the u-plane integral for correlators of point and surface observables of topologically twisted theories with gauge group SU(2), for an arbitrary four-manifold with (b1,b2+)…

Classifies theories with eight supercharges using pseudo-periodic maps and Riemann surfaces.

Study of Hilbert schemes and Coulomb branches of hypertoric varieties.

We study the physics of globally consistent four-dimensional $\mathcal{N}=1$ supersymmetric M-theory compactifications on $G_2$ manifolds constructed via twisted connected sum; there are now perhaps fifty million examples of these manifolds. We study a rich example that exhibits $U(1)^3$ gauge symmetry and a spectrum o…

We calculate the free energy of Coulomb gas systems on Riemann surfaces.

Study quantized SL2-character variety of a once-punctured torus, finding three Coulomb branch isomorphisms.

We give new estimates for a critical elliptic system introduced by Rivière-Struwe in \cite{riviere_struwe} (see also the work of Rupflin \cite{rupflin} and Schikorra \cite{schikorra_frames}), which generalises PDE solved by harmonic (and almost harmonic) maps from a Euclidean ball $B_1 \In \R^n$ into Riemannian manifol…

We establish existence and regularity results for normal Coulomb frames in the normal bundle of two-dimensional surfaces of disc-type embedded in Euclidean spaces of higher dimensions.

Floer homology connects to quiver Hecke algebras in Coulomb branches.

Proposes a Coulomb-like model for international trade flows, fitting real-world data.

Generative adversarial networks (GANs) evolved into one of the most successful unsupervised techniques for generating realistic images. Even though it has recently been shown that GAN training converges, GAN models often end up in local Nash equilibria that are associated with mode collapse or otherwise fail to model t…

Classifies instantons on ALF multi-Taub-NUT spaces and ties them to bow solutions.

New method uses Coulomb gases for Monte Carlo integration with reduced errors.

Tripod spiders' energy control analyzed for Hooke and Coulomb potentials.

S-dual of Hamiltonian spaces connects to Langlands duality.

We introduce a novel class of localized atomic environment representations, based upon the Coulomb matrix. By combining these functions with the Gaussian approximation potential approach, we present LC-GAP, a new system for generating atomic potentials through machine learning (ML). Tests on the QM7, QM7b and GDB9 biom…

Math verifies Aganagic's proposal for Khovanov homology.

In this paper we consider the existence and regularity problem for Coulomb frames in the normal bundle of two-dimensional surfaces with higher codimension in Euclidean spaces. While the case of two codimensions can be approached directly by potential theory, more sophisticated methods have to be applied for codimension…