E-String Theory on Riemann Surfaces

Abstract

We study compactifications of the 6d E-string theory, the theory of a small E_8 instanton, to four dimensions. In particular we identify N=1 field theories in four dimensions corresponding to compactifications on arbitrary Riemann surfaces with punctures and with arbitrary non-abelian flat connections as well as fluxes for the abelian sub-groups of the E_8 flavor symmetry. This sheds light on emergent symmetries in a number of 4d N=1 SCFTs (including the `E7 surprise' theory) as well as leads to new predictions for a large number of 4-dimensional exceptional dualities and symmetries.

85 pages, 25 figures, harvmac

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• Applications of the Superconformal Index for Protected Operators and q-Hypergeometric Identities to N=1 Dual Theories
• 6d Conformal Matter
• S-duality in N=2 supersymmetric gauge theories
• The 4d Superconformal Index from q-deformed 2d Yang-Mills
• Four-Dimensional SCFTs from M5-Branes
• Holography for (1,0) theories in six dimensions
• Superconformal indices for N=1 theories with multiple duals
• Anomaly polynomial of E-string theories

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