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We construct 4d superconformal field theories (SCFTs) whose Coulomb branches have singular complex structures. This implies, in particular, that their Coulomb branch coordinate rings are not freely generated. Our construction also gives examples of distinct SCFTs which have identical moduli space (Coulomb, Higgs, and mixed branch) geometries. These SCFTs thus provide an interesting arena in which to test the relationship between moduli space geometries and conformal field theory data.
We construct these SCFTs by gauging certain discrete global symmetries of \( \mathcal{N} \) = 4 superYang-Mills (sYM) theories. In the simplest cases, these discrete symmetries are outer automorphisms of the sYM gauge group, and so these theories have lagrangian descriptions as \( \mathcal{N} \) = 4 sYM theories with disconnected gauge groups.
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Argyres, P.C., Martone, M. Coulomb branches with complex singularities. J. High Energ. Phys. 2018, 45 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2018)045
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