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We construct an extremal chiral \( \mathcal{N} \) = 4 superconformal field theory with central charge 24 from a \( {\mathbb{Z}}_2 \) orbifold of the chiral bosonic theory with target \( {\mathbb{R}}^{24}/\varLambda \), where Λ is the Niemeier lattice with root system A 122 . This construction is analogous to constructions of extremal chiral \( \mathcal{N} \) = 1 and \( \mathcal{N} \) = 2 CFTs with c = 24, where Λ = ΛLeech and the Niemeier lattice with root system A 241 , respectively. The theory has a discrete symmetry group related to the sporadic group M 11.
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Harrison, S.M. Extremal chiral \( \mathcal{N} \) = 4 SCFT with c = 24. J. High Energ. Phys. 2016, 6 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP11(2016)006
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