Evidence for a Non-Supersymmetric 5d CFT from Deformations of 5d $SU(2)$ SYM

Abstract

We study supersymmetry breaking deformations of the $\mathcal{N}=1$ 5d fixed point known as $E_1$, the UV completion of $SU(2)$ super-Yang-Mills. The phases of the non-supersymmetric theory can be characterized by Chern-Simons terms involving background $U(1)$ gauge fields, allowing us to identify a phase transition at strong coupling. We propose that this may signify the emergence of a non-trivial, non-supersymmetric CFT in $d=4+1$ dimensions.

arXiv comment18 pages, 2 figures. v2: minor typos fixed, references added

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