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We clarify certain aspects of instanton operators in five-dimensional super-symmetric gauge theories. In particular, we show how, in the pointlike limit, they become supersymmetric and provide the natural bridge with the instantonic states contributing to the index as well as with the zero mode counting leading to broken current multiplets.
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Bergman, O., Rodriguez-Gomez, D. A note on instanton operators, instanton particles, and supersymmetry. J. High Energ. Phys. 2016, 68 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP05(2016)068
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