PIRSA:16110050

The twisted superpotential of 3d N=2 theories

Willett, B. (2016). The twisted superpotential of 3d N=2 theories. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/16110050

Willett, Brian. The twisted superpotential of 3d N=2 theories. Perimeter Institute, Nov. 15, 2016, https://pirsa.org/16110050 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:16110050,
            doi = {10.48660/16110050},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/16110050},
            author = {Willett, Brian},
            keywords = {Quantum Fields and Strings},
            language = {en},
            title = {The twisted superpotential of 3d N=2 theories},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2016},
            month = {nov},
            note = {PIRSA:16110050 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

Brian Willett

Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)

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We study the effective twisted superpotential of 3d N=2 gauge theories compactified on a circle.  This is a rich object which encodes much of the protected information in these theories.  We review its properties, and survey some applications, including the algebra of Wilson loops, computation of supersymmetric partition functions on S^1 bundles, and the reduction of 3d dualities to two dimensions.