Three-Dimensional Topological Field Theories and Non-Unitary Minimal Models

Abstract

We find an intriguing relation between a class of 3-dimensional non-unitary topological field theories (TFTs) and Virasoro minimal models $M(2,2r+3)$ with $r\ge 1$. The TFTs are constructed by topologically twisting $3d$ $\mathcal{N}=4$ superconformal field theories (SCFTs) of rank-0, i.e. having zero-dimensional Coulomb and Higgs branches. We present ultraviolet (UV) field theory descriptions of the SCFTs with manifest $\mathcal{N}=2$ supersymmetry, which we argue is enhanced to $\mathcal{N}=4$ in the infrared. From the UV description, we compute various partition functions of the TFTs and reproduce some basic properties of the minimal models, such as their characters and modular matrices. We expect more general correspondence between topologically twisted $3d$ $\mathcal{N}=4$ rank-0 SCFTs and $2d$ non-unitary rational conformal field theories.

6 pages