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We consider four dimensional \( \mathcal{N} \) = 1 gauge theories that are S-confining, that is they are dual to a Wess-Zumino model. S-confining theories with a simple gauge group have been classified. We prove all the S-confining dualities in the list, when the matter fields transform in rank-1 and/or rank-2 representations. Our only assumptions are the S-confining dualities for SU(N) with N + 1 flavors and for Usp(2N) with 2N + 4 fundamentals. The strategy consists in a sequence of deconfinements and re-confinements. We pay special attention to the explicit superpotential at each step.
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Bajeot, S., Benvenuti, S. S-confinements from deconfinements. J. High Energ. Phys. 2022, 71 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP11(2022)071
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