Twin theories, polytope mutations and quivers for GTPs

A bstract We propose a unified perspective on two sets of objects that usually arise in the study of bipartite field theories. Each of the sets consists of a polytope, or equivalently a toric Calabi-Yau, and a quiver theory. We refer to the two sets of objects as original and twin. In the simplest c...

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Published in:The journal of high energy physics 2023-07, Vol.2023 (7), p.34-44, Article 34
Main Authors: Franco, Sebastián, Seong, Rak-Kyeong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brane Dynamics in Gauge Theories
Branes
Classical and Quantum Gravitation
Elementary Particles
Field Theories in Higher Dimensions
High energy physics
Mutation
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Polytopes
Quantum Field Theories
Quantum Field Theory
Quantum Physics
Regular Article - Theoretical Physics
Relativity Theory
String Theory
Supersymmetric Gauge Theory
Supersymmetry and Duality
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Summary:A bstract We propose a unified perspective on two sets of objects that usually arise in the study of bipartite field theories. Each of the sets consists of a polytope, or equivalently a toric Calabi-Yau, and a quiver theory. We refer to the two sets of objects as original and twin. In the simplest cases, the two sides of the correspondence are connected by the graph operation known as untwisting. The democratic treatment that we advocate raises new questions regarding the connections between these objects, some of which we explore. With this motivation in mind, we establish a correspondence between the mutations of the original polytope and the twin quiver. This leads us to propose that non-toric twin quivers are naturally associated to generalized toric polygons (GTPs) and we explore various aspects of this idea. Supporting evidence includes global symmetries, the ability of twin quivers to encode the generalized s -rule, and the connection between the mutations of polytopes and of configurations of webs of 5-branes suspended from 7-branes. We introduce three methods for constructing twin quivers for GTPs. We also investigate the connection between twin quivers obtained using different toric phases. Twin quivers provide a powerful new perspective on GTPs. The ideas presented in this paper may represent a step towards the generalization of brane tilings to GTPs.
ISSN:1029-8479
1029-8479
DOI:10.1007/JHEP07(2023)034