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We study two types of discrete operations on Coulomb branches of 3d \( \mathcal{N} \) = 4 quiver gauge theories using both abelianisation and the monopole formula. We generalise previous work on discrete quotients of Coulomb branches and introduce novel wreathed quiver theories. We further study quiver folding which produces Coulomb branches of non-simply laced quivers. Our methods explicitly describe Coulomb branches in terms of generators and relations including mass deformations.
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Bourget, A., Hanany, A. & Miketa, D. Quiver origami: discrete gauging and folding. J. High Energ. Phys. 2021, 86 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP01(2021)086
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