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The T N theory is a non-Lagrangian theory with SU(N)3 flavor symmetry. We argue that when mass terms are given so that two of SU(N)’s are both broken to SU(N −1)×U(1), it becomes T N −1 theory coupled to an SU(N −1) vector multiplet together with N fundamentals. This implies that when two of SU(N)’s are both broken to U(1)N −1, the theory becomes a linear quiver.
We perform various checks of this statement, by using the 5d partition function, the structure of the coupling constants, the Higgs branch, and the Seiberg-Witten curve. We also study the case with more general punctures.
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Hayashi, H., Tachikawa, Y. & Yonekura, K. Mass-deformed T N as a linear quiver. J. High Energ. Phys. 2015, 89 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP02(2015)089
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