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Magnetic quivers and Hasse diagrams for Higgs branches of rank r 4d \( \mathcal{N} \) = 2 SCFTs arising from ℤℓ \( \mathcal{S} \)-fold constructions are discussed. The magnetic quivers are derived using three different methods: 1) Using clues like dimension, global symmetry, and the folding parameter ℓ to guess the magnetic quiver. 2) From 6d \( \mathcal{N} \) = (1, 0) SCFTs as UV completions of 5d marginal theories, and specific FI deformations on their magnetic quiver, which is further folded by ℤℓ. 3) From T-duality of Type IIA brane systems of 6d \( \mathcal{N} \) = (1, 0) SCFTs and explicit mass deformation of the resulting brane web followed by ℤℓ folding. A choice of the ungauging scheme, either on a long node or on a short node, yields two different moduli spaces related by an orbifold action, thus suggesting a larger set of SCFTs in four dimensions than previously expected.
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Bourget, A., Giacomelli, S., Grimminger, J.F. et al. S-fold magnetic quivers. J. High Energ. Phys. 2021, 54 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP02(2021)054
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