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Twisted S-Duality
by Surya Raghavendran and Philsang Yoo
Submission summary
| Authors (as registered SciPost users): | Philsang Yoo |
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| Preprint Link: | scipost_202501_00022v1 (pdf) |
| Date submitted: | 2025-01-13 16:14 |
| Submitted by: | Yoo, Philsang |
| Submitted to: | SciPost Physics |
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| Academic field: | Physics |
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| Approach: | Theoretical |
Abstract
We study an SL(2, Z) symmetry of a variant of BCOV theory in three complex dimensions. Using conjectural descriptions of twists of superstrings in terms of topological strings, we argue that this action can be thought of as a version of S-duality that preserves an SU(3)-invariant twist of type IIB supergravity. We analyze how SL(2,Z) acts on various deformations of the holomorphic-topological twist of 4-dimensional N = 4 supersymmetric gauge theory, which come from residual supertranslations and superconformal symmetries, and are of relevance to geometric Langlands theory and gauge-theoretic constructions of the Yangian.
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In refereeing