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3d Superconformal Theories from Three-Manifolds

  • Tudor DimofteEmail author
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Abstract

We review here some aspects of the 3d \(\mathcal {N}=2\) SCFT’s that arise from the compactification of M5 branes on 3-manifolds.

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Acknowledgments

It is a pleasure to thank Christopher Beem, Clay Córdova, Davide Gaiotto, and Sergei Gukov for discussions and advice during the writing of this review, and especially Andrew Neitzke and Jeorg Teschner for careful readings and comments.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Institute for Advanced StudyPrincetonUSA
  2. 2.Trinity CollegeCambridgeUK

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