Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Theory
Scientific paper
2011-08-22
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
59 pages, 24 figures
Scientific paper
We propose a dictionary between geometry of triangulated 3-manifolds and physics of three-dimensional N=2 gauge theories. Under this duality, standard operations on triangulated 3-manifolds and various invariants thereof (classical as well as quantum) find a natural interpretation in field theory. For example, independence of the SL(2) Chern-Simons partition function on the choice of triangulation translates to a statement that S^3_b partition functions of two mirror 3d N=2 gauge theories are equal. Three-dimensional N=2 field theories associated to 3-manifolds can be thought of as theories that describe boundary conditions and duality walls in four-dimensional N=2 SCFTs, thus making the whole construction functorial with respect to cobordisms and gluing.
Dimofte Tudor
Gaiotto Davide
Gukov Sergei
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