The constraining power of Coulomb Branch Geometry: lectures on Seiberg-Witten theory

Abstract

The constraining mathematical structure of the Coulomb branch of four dimensional $\mathcal{N}=2$ supersymmetric theories is discussed. The presentation follows a somewhat different route from other excellent reviews on the subject and it is geared towards using this tool to classify four dimensional $\mathcal{N}=2$ superconformal field theories. This is the writeup of the lectures given at the Winter School "YRISW 2020" to appear in a special issue of JPhysA.

arXiv commentThis is the writeup of the lectures given at the Winter School "YRISW 2020" to appear in a special issue of JPhysA

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