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Chern-Simons theory from M5-branes and calibrated M2-branes
Márk Mezei, Silviu S. Pufu, Yifan Wang
We study a sector of the 5d maximally supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory on consisting of -BPS Wilson loop operators contained within a great inside . We conjec…
Comments on the twisted punctures of class S theory
Yuji Tachikawa, Yifan Wang, Gabi Zafrir
We point out that the symmetry associated to a full twisted puncture of a class S theory of type has the global anomaly associated to $π_4(\text{USp})=…
Spherical harmonics method for computing the image stress due to a spherical void
Yifan Wang, Xiaohan Zhang, Wei Cai
We develop an efficient numerical method for calculating the image stress field induced by spherical voids in materials. The method is applied to dislocation-void interactions in d…
Codimension-two defects and Argyres-Douglas theories from outer-automorphism twist in 6d theories
Yifan Wang, Dan Xie
The 6d theory has codimension-one symmetry defects associated to the outer-automorphism group of the underlying ADE Lie algebra. These symmetry defects give rise to twisted…
On the Potential Observation of False Deviations from General Relativity in Gravitational Wave Observations from Binary Black Holes
Peter T. H. Pang, Juan Calderón Bustillo, Yifan Wang +1
Detections of gravitational waves emitted by binary black holes allow for tests of General Relativity in the strong-field regime. In particular, deviations from General Relativity…
Topological Defect Lines and Renormalization Group Flows in Two Dimensions
Chi-Ming Chang, Ying-Hsuan Lin, Shu-Heng Shao +2
We consider topological defect lines (TDLs) in two-dimensional conformal field theories. Generalizing and encompassing both global symmetries and Verlinde lines, TDLs together with…