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arxiv: 1412.3872 · v2 · pith:A6STW3M5new · submitted 2014-12-12 · ✦ hep-th

The Superconformal Index of the (2,0) Theory with Defects

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We compute the supersymmetric partition function of the six-dimensional $(2,0)$ theory of type $A_{N-1}$ on $S^1 \times S^5$ in the presence of both codimension two and codimension four defects. We concentrate on a limit of the partition function depending on a single parameter. From the allowed supersymmetric configurations of defects we find a precise match with the characters of irreducible modules of $W_N$ algebras and affine Lie algebras of type $A_{N-1}$.

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