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SUSY Gauge Theories on Squashed Three-Spheres

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We study Euclidean 3D N=2 supersymmetric gauge theories on squashed three-spheres preserving isometries SU(2) x U(1) or U(1) x U(1). We show that, when a suitable background U(1) gauge field is turned on, these squashed spheres support charged Killing spinors and therefore N=2 supersymmetric gauge theories. We present the Lagrangian and supersymmetry rules for general gauge theories. The partition functions are computed using localization principle, and are expressed as integrals over Coulomb branch. For the squashed sphere with U(1) x U(1) isometry, its measure and integrand are identified with the building blocks of structure constants in Liouville or Toda conformal field theories with b \neq 1.

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Algorithmic Dualization of Unitary Circular Quivers

hep-th · 2026-07-01 · unverdicted · novelty 7.0

Develops an algorithmic construction of the full SL(2,Z) duality web for unitary circular quivers in 3d N=4 theories using QFT blocks, deriving mirror symmetry for good cases and providing index-matching evidence for bad cases.

CFTs on Squashed Spheres and the Thermal Effective Action

hep-th · 2026-06-29 · unverdicted · novelty 7.0

Derives universal quadratic response of 3D CFT free energy to S^3 squashing proportional to c_T and constructs thermal effective action for high-T Seifert manifolds with explicit Wilson coefficients.

Refined 3D index

hep-th · 2026-04-19 · unverdicted · novelty 7.0

A refined 3D index is defined by adding flavor symmetry gradings to the superconformal index of T[M], yielding an explicit infinite-sum formula from Dehn surgery that is claimed to be a strictly stronger invariant than the standard 3D index.

Towards OSV in AdS

hep-th · 2026-06-22 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

Derives Z_{S^1×S^2} ∼ |Z_{S^3_b}|^2 for 3d N=2 SCFTs and links it holographically to supersymmetric AdS4 black hole partition functions, akin to OSV.

Bridging 4D QFTs and 2D VOAs via 3D high-temperature EFTs

hep-th · 2024-09-26 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

High-temperature limits on higher sheets of the superconformal index for (A1,A2n) Argyres-Douglas theories yield Gang-Kim-Stubbs 3d N=2 theories whose boundaries support Virasoro minimal model VOAs M(2,2n+3) and associated MTCs.

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  • Algorithmic Dualization of Unitary Circular Quivers hep-th · 2026-07-01 · unverdicted · none · ref 72 · internal anchor

    Develops an algorithmic construction of the full SL(2,Z) duality web for unitary circular quivers in 3d N=4 theories using QFT blocks, deriving mirror symmetry for good cases and providing index-matching evidence for bad cases.

  • CFTs on Squashed Spheres and the Thermal Effective Action hep-th · 2026-06-29 · unverdicted · none · ref 14 · internal anchor

    Derives universal quadratic response of 3D CFT free energy to S^3 squashing proportional to c_T and constructs thermal effective action for high-T Seifert manifolds with explicit Wilson coefficients.

  • $S^3$ partition functions and Equivariant CY$_4 $/CY$_3$ correspondence from Quantum curves hep-th · 2026-03-19 · conditional · none · ref 17 · internal anchor

    Derives Airy representation for S^3 partition functions in M2-brane theories that exactly matches equivariant topological string predictions and proposes a new CY4 to C x CY3 correspondence via quantum curves.

  • Refined 3D index hep-th · 2026-04-19 · unverdicted · none · ref 45

    A refined 3D index is defined by adding flavor symmetry gradings to the superconformal index of T[M], yielding an explicit infinite-sum formula from Dehn surgery that is claimed to be a strictly stronger invariant than the standard 3D index.

  • Indices of M5 and M2 branes at finite $N$ from equivariant volumes, and a new duality hep-th · 2026-04-07 · unverdicted · none · ref 22

    Finite-N indices for M5- and M2-branes are expressed via the same equivariant characteristic classes, generalizing M2/M5 duality through geometry exchange.

  • Towards OSV in AdS hep-th · 2026-06-22 · unverdicted · none · ref 40 · internal anchor

    Derives Z_{S^1×S^2} ∼ |Z_{S^3_b}|^2 for 3d N=2 SCFTs and links it holographically to supersymmetric AdS4 black hole partition functions, akin to OSV.

  • Bridging 4D QFTs and 2D VOAs via 3D high-temperature EFTs hep-th · 2024-09-26 · unverdicted · none · ref 179 · internal anchor

    High-temperature limits on higher sheets of the superconformal index for (A1,A2n) Argyres-Douglas theories yield Gang-Kim-Stubbs 3d N=2 theories whose boundaries support Virasoro minimal model VOAs M(2,2n+3) and associated MTCs.