Indices for 6 dimensional superconformal field theories

Abstract

We review some recent developments in the 6 dimensional (2, 0) superconformal field theories, focusing on their BPS spectra in the Coulomb and symmetric phases computed by various Witten indices. We shall discuss the instanton partition function of 5d maximal super-Yang-Mills theory, and the 6d superconformal index.

This is a contribution to the review volume `Localization techniques in quantum field theories' (eds. V. Pestun and M. Zabzine) which contains 17 Chapters. The complete volume is summarized in arXiv:1608.02952 and it can be downloaded at https://arxiv.org/src/1608.02952/anc/LocQFT.pdf or http://pestun.ihes.fr/pages/LocalizationReview/LocQFT.pdf

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