3 papers
hep-th2026
Dynamical Generation of the VY Superpotential in SYM: A Higher-Form Perspective
Wei Gu
We present a semiclassical account of the Veneziano-Yankielowicz (VY) superpotential in four-dimensional super Yang-Mills theory. Motivated by two-dimensional gauged linear s…
hep-th2025
On Atiyah-Segal axioms for Witten-type TQFTs
Wei Gu
In this paper, we propose a new definition of the trace-map bordism within the Atiyah-Segal framework for Witten-type TQFTs constructed from the topological twist of mass-gapped th…
hep-th2025
Schubert defects in Lagrangian Grassmannians
W. Gu, L. Mihalcea, E. Sharpe +3
In this paper, we propose a construction of GLSM defects corresponding to Schubert cycles in Lagrangian Grassmannians, following recent work of Closset-Khlaif on Schubert cycles in…