A Chiral $SU(N)$ Gauge Theory and its Non-Chiral $Spin(8)$ Dual

P. Pouliot; M. J. Strassler

doi:10.1016/0370-2693(95)01554-X

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A Chiral $S U (N)$ Gauge Theory and its Non-Chiral $S p in (8)$ Dual

arXiv:hep-th/9510228 · doi:10.1016/0370-2693(95)01554-X

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We study supersymmetric $S U (N - 4)$ gauge theories with a symmetric tensor and $N$ antifundamental representations. The theory with $W = 0$ has a dual description in terms of a non-chiral $S p in (8)$ theory with one spinor and $N$ vectors. This duality flows to the $S O (N)$ duality of Seiberg and to a duality proposed by one of us. It also flows to dualities for a number of $S p in (m)$ theories, $m \leq 8$ . For $N = 6$ , when an $N = 2$ SUSY superpotential is added, the singularities of Seiberg and Witten are recovered. For $N \leq 6$ , a mass for the spinor generates the branches of $S O (8)$ theories found by Intriligator and Seiberg. Other phenomena include a classical constraint mapped to an anomaly equation under duality and an intricate consistency check on the renormalization group flow.

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A Chiral $S U (N)$ Gauge Theory and its Non-Chiral $S p in (8)$ Dual

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