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Down the rabbit hole with theories of class \( \mathcal{S} \)

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We review some of the properties of 3d \( \mathcal{N}=4 \) theories obtained by dimensionally reducing theories of class \( \mathcal{S} \). We study 3d partition functions, and certain limits thereof, for such theories, and the properties implied for these by 3d mirror symmetry.

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Supersymmetric gauge theory Field Theories in Lower Dimensions Duality in Gauge Field Theories 
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  1. 1.Institute for Advanced StudyPrincetonUnited Kingdom

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