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A generalization of a-maximization is proposed that maximizes a subject to inequalities rather than equalities. An implication of this conjecture is that in the absence of emergent symmetries, there is a maximum R-charge for fields appearing in the path integral. This maximum R-charge leads to a novel way of detecting emergent Abelian symmetries and non-Abelian gauge symmetries.
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Hook, A. A test for emergent dynamics. J. High Energ. Phys. 2012, 40 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP07(2012)040
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