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We classify \( \mathcal{N} \) = 1 gauge theories with simple gauge groups in four dimensions which possess a conformal manifold passing through weak coupling. A very rich variety of models is found once one allows for arbitrary representations under the gauge group. For each such model we detail the dimension of the conformal manifold, the conformal anomalies, and the global symmetry preserved on a generic locus of the manifold. We also identify, at least some, sub-loci of the conformal manifolds preserving more symmetry than the generic locus. Several examples of applications of the classification are discussed. In particular we consider a conformal triality such that one of the triality frames is a USp(6) gauge theory with six fields in the two index traceless antisymmetric representation. We discuss an IR dual of a conformal Spin(5) gauge theory with two chiral superfields in the vector representation and one in the fourteen dimensional representation. Finally, an extension of the conformal manifold of \( \mathcal{N} \) = 2 class \( \mathcal{S} \) theories by conformally gauging symmetries corresponding to maximal punctures with the addition of two adjoint chiral superfields is commented upon.
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Razamat, S.S., Sabag, E. & Zafrir, G. Weakly coupled conformal manifolds in 4d. J. High Energ. Phys. 2020, 179 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2020)179
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