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We consider supersymmetric deformations of gauge theories in various dimensions obtained from a String Theory realisation of branes embedded in flux backgrounds. In particular we obtain deformations which take the form of Wilson line defects, also obtained by a twisting of the R-symmetry into the gauge symmetry. Furthermore we construct higher-order generalisations, also expressed a twisting of the R-symmetry, that have symmetries associated to co-dimension two and three defects.
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Lambert, N., Orlando, D., Reffert, S. et al. Extended gauge theory deformations from flux backgrounds. J. High Energ. Phys. 2018, 136 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2018)136
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