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We consider Little String Theories (LSTs) that are engineered by N parallel M5-branes probing a transverse ℤM geometry. By exploiting a dual description in terms of F-theory compactified on a toric Calabi-Yau threefold XN,M, we establish numerous symmetries that leave the BPS partition function 𝒵N,M invariant. They furthemore act in a non-perturbative fashion from the point of view of the low energy quiver gauge theory associated with the LST. We present different group theoretical organisations of these symmetries, thereby generalising the results of [1] to the case of generic M ≥ 1. We also provide a Mathematica package that allows to represent them in terms of matrices that act linearly on the Kähler parameters of XN,M. From the perspective of dual realisations of the LSTs the symmetries found here act in highly nontrivial ways: as an example, we consider a formulation of 𝒵N,M in terms of correlation functions of a vertex operator algebra, whose commutation relations are governed by an affine quiver algebra. We show the impact of the symmetry transformations on the latter and discuss invariance of 𝒵N,M from this perspective for concrete examples.
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BF and SH would like to thank Oliver Schlotterer for invaluable discussions on Kronecker-Eisenstein series and related modular objects. The work of TK was in part supported by EIPHI Graduate School (No. ANR-17-EURE-0002) and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.
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Filoche, B., Hohenegger, S. & Kimura, T. Non-perturbative Symmetries of Little Strings and Affine Quiver Algebras. J. High Energ. Phys. 2024, 233 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP02(2024)233
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