Quantum curves of 6d SCFTs on a -3 curve

We study half-BPS defects and quantum Seiberg-Witten curves in 6d $ \mathcal{N}=(1,0) $ SCFTs on a $ -3 $ curve. We compute the partition functions in the presence of codimension-4 and codimension-2 defects on $ \mathbb{R}^4 \times T^2 $ using generalized blowup equations. We then propose quantum Seiberg-Witten curves as elliptic difference equations satisfied by the Nekrasov-Shatashvili limits of the defect partition functions. We apply this construction to the minimal $ \mathfrak{su}(3) $ gauge theory, and to the $ \mathfrak{g}_2 $ and $ \mathfrak{so}(N) $ gauge theories on a Higgsing tree whose endpoint is the minimal $ \mathfrak{su}(3) $ theory. We also investigate defects and the quantum curve of the $ \mathfrak{su}(3) $ gauge theory compactified on a circle with a $ \mathbb{Z}_2 $ twist.

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arXiv (Cornell University)
Published
2026-10-29
DOI
https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2610.40203
Primary Topic
Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
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preprint
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Quantum curves of 6d SCFTs on a -3 curve

Minsung Kim, Sung-Soo Kim, Xin Eric Wang
arXiv (Cornell University)
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Quantum curves of 6d SCFTs on a -3 curve

Minsung Kim, Sung-Soo Kim, Xin Eric Wang
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Abstract

We study half-BPS defects and quantum Seiberg-Witten curves in 6d $ \mathcal{N}=(1,0) $ SCFTs on a $ -3 $ curve. We compute the partition functions in the presence of codimension-4 and codimension-2 defects on $ \mathbb{R}^4 \times T^2 $ using generalized blowup equations. We then propose quantum Seiberg-Witten curves as elliptic difference equations satisfied by the Nekrasov-Shatashvili limits of the defect partition functions. We apply this construction to the minimal $ \mathfrak{su}(3) $ gauge theory, and to the $ \mathfrak{g}_2 $ and $ \mathfrak{so}(N) $ gauge theories on a Higgsing tree whose endpoint is the minimal $ \mathfrak{su}(3) $ theory. We also investigate defects and the quantum curve of the $ \mathfrak{su}(3) $ gauge theory compactified on a circle with a $ \mathbb{Z}_2 $ twist.

arXiv (Cornell University)
Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
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