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Using the F-theory realization, we identify a subclass of 6d (1,0) SCFTs whose compactification on a Riemann surface leads to \( \mathcal{N} \) = 1 4d SCFTs where the moduli space of the Riemann surface is part of the moduli space of the theory. In particular we argue that for a special case of these theories (dual to M5 branes probing ADE singularities), we obtain 4d \( \mathcal{N} \) = 1 theories whose space of marginal deformations is given by the moduli space of flat ADE connections on a Riemann surface.
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Morrison, D.R., Vafa, C. F-theory and \( \mathcal{N} \) = 1 SCFTs in four dimensions. J. High Energ. Phys. 2016, 70 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP08(2016)070
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