00522nas a2200157 4500008004100000245004600041210004600087260000600133100002000139700002200159700002900181700002600210700002300236700002400259856008100283 2020 eng d00aGauge theories on compact toric manifolds0 aGauge theories on compact toric manifolds c71 aBonelli, Giulio1 aFucito, Francesco1 aMorales, Jose, Francisco1 aRonzani, Massimiliano1 aSysoeva, Ekaterina1 aTanzini, Alessandro uhttps://www.math.sissa.it/publication/gauge-theories-compact-toric-manifolds00513nas a2200157 4500008004100000245008400041210006900125300000800194490000700202100001900209700002200228700002000250700001900270700002400289856004200313 2019 eng d00aN=2 gauge theories on unoriented/open four-manifolds and their AGT counterparts0 aN2 gauge theories on unorientedopen fourmanifolds and their AGT  a0400 v071 aBawane, Aditya1 aBenvenuti, Sergio1 aBonelli, Giulio1 aMuteeb, Nouman1 aTanzini, Alessandro uhttp://inspirehep.net/record/1631219/01348nas a2200241 4500008004100000022001400041245010800055210006900163300001200232490000800244520055100252653000800803653002500811653002900836653002900865653001800894653003000912100002300942700002000965700002600985700002401011856007101035 2017 eng d a0393-044000aGauge theories on compact toric surfaces, conformal field theories and equivariant Donaldson invariants0 aGauge theories on compact toric surfaces conformal field theorie a40 - 500 v1183 a

We show that equivariant Donaldson polynomials of compact toric surfaces can be calculated as residues of suitable combinations of Virasoro conformal blocks, by building on AGT correspondence between $\mathcal{N}=2$ supersymmetric gauge theories and two-dimensional conformal field theory. Talk presented by A.T. at the conference Interactions between Geometry and Physics — in honor of Ugo Bruzzo’s 60th birthday 17–22 August 2015, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil, mostly based on Bawane et al. (0000) and Bershtein et al. (0000).

10aAGT10aDonaldson invariants10aEquivariant localization10aExact partition function10aSupersymmetry10aVirasoro conformal blocks1 aBershtein, Mikhail1 aBonelli, Giulio1 aRonzani, Massimiliano1 aTanzini, Alessandro uhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S039304401730016501475nas a2200181 4500008004100000022001400041245012000055210006900175260000800244300000700252490000900259520088800268100002301156700002001179700002601199700002401225856004401249 2016 eng d a1029-847900aExact results for N=2 supersymmetric gauge theories on compact toric manifolds and equivariant Donaldson invariants0 aExact results for N2 supersymmetric gauge theories on compact to cJul a230 v20163 a

We provide a contour integral formula for the exact partition function of $\mathcal{N}=2$ supersymmetric $U(N)$ gauge theories on compact toric four-manifolds by means of supersymmetric localisation. We perform the explicit evaluation of the contour integral for $U(2)\; \mathcal{N}=2^\star$ theory on $\mathbb{P}^2$ for all instanton numbers. In the zero mass case, corresponding to the $\mathcal{N}=4$ supersymmetric gauge theory, we obtain the generating function of the Euler characteristics of instanton moduli spaces in terms of mock-modular forms. In the decoupling limit of infinite mass we find that the generating function of local and surface observables computes equivariant Donaldson invariants, thus proving in this case a longstanding conjecture by N. Nekrasov. In the case of vanishing first Chern class the resulting equivariant Donaldson polynomials are new.

1 aBershtein, Mikhail1 aBonelli, Giulio1 aRonzani, Massimiliano1 aTanzini, Alessandro uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP07(2016)02301192nas a2200181 4500008004100000022001400041245008800055210006900143260000800212300000700220490000900227520063800236100002200874700002000896700002600916700002400942856004400966 2016 eng d a1029-847900aSymmetry enhancements via 5d instantons, qW-algebrae and (1,0) superconformal index0 aSymmetry enhancements via 5d instantons qWalgebrae and 10 superc cSep a530 v20163 a

We explore $\mathcal{N}=(1,0)$ superconformal six-dimensional theories arising from M5 branes probing a transverse $A_k$ singularity. Upon circle compactification to 5 dimensions, we describe this system with a dual pq-web of five-branes and propose the spectrum of basic five-dimensional instanton operators driving global symmetry enhancement. For a single M5 brane, we find that the exact partition function of the 5d quiver gauge theory matches the 6d (1, 0) index, which we compute by letter counting. We finally show that S-duality of the pq-web implies new relations among vertex correlators of $q\mathcal{W}$ algebrae.

1 aBenvenuti, Sergio1 aBonelli, Giulio1 aRonzani, Massimiliano1 aTanzini, Alessandro uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP09(2016)05301077nas a2200181 4500008004100000022001400041245007100055210006800126260000800194300000700202490000900209520054400218100001900762700002000781700002600801700002400827856004400851 2015 eng d a1029-847900aN=2 supersymmetric gauge theories on S^2xS^2 and Liouville Gravity0 aN2 supersymmetric gauge theories on S2xS2 and Liouville Gravity cJul a540 v20153 a

We consider $\mathcal{N}=2$ supersymmetric gauge theories on four manifolds admitting an isometry. Generalized Killing spinor equations are derived from the consistency of supersymmetry algebrae and solved in the case of four manifolds admitting a $U(1)$ isometry. This is used to explicitly compute the supersymmetric path integral on $S^2 \times S^2$ via equivariant localization. The building blocks of the resulting partition function are shown to contain the three point functions and the conformal blocks of Liouville Gravity.

1 aBawane, Aditya1 aBonelli, Giulio1 aRonzani, Massimiliano1 aTanzini, Alessandro uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP07(2015)05401519nas a2200145 4500008004100000245015300041210006900194260001300263520096300276100002001239700002301259700002401282700001601306856005101322 2014 en d00aSix-dimensional supersymmetric gauge theories, quantum cohomology of instanton moduli spaces and gl(N) Quantum Intermediate Long Wave Hydrodynamics0 aSixdimensional supersymmetric gauge theories quantum cohomology  bSpringer3 aWe show that the exact partition function of U(N) six-dimensional gauge theory with eight supercharges on C^2 x S^2 provides the quantization of the integrable system of hydrodynamic type known as gl(N) periodic Intermediate Long Wave (ILW). We characterize this system as the hydrodynamic limit of elliptic Calogero-Moser integrable system. We compute the Bethe equations from the effective gauged linear sigma model on S^2 with target space the ADHM instanton moduli space, whose mirror computes the Yang-Yang function of gl(N) ILW. The quantum Hamiltonians are given by the local chiral ring observables of the six-dimensional gauge theory. As particular cases, these provide the gl(N) Benjamin-Ono and Korteweg-de Vries quantum Hamiltonians. In the four dimensional limit, we identify the local chiral ring observables with the conserved charges of Heisenberg plus W_N algebrae, thus providing a gauge theoretical proof of AGT correspondence.1 aBonelli, Giulio1 aSciarappa, Antonio1 aTanzini, Alessandro1 aVasko, Petr uhttp://urania.sissa.it/xmlui/handle/1963/3454601412nas a2200145 4500008004100000245004500041210004100086260001300127520099200140100002001132700002301152700002401175700001601199856005101215 2014 en d00aThe stringy instanton partition function0 astringy instanton partition function bSpringer3 aWe perform an exact computation of the gauged linear sigma model associated to a D1-D5 brane system on a resolved A_1 singularity. This is accomplished via supersymmetric localization on the blown-up two-sphere. We show that in the blow-down limit C^2/Z_2 the partition function reduces to the Nekrasov partition function evaluating the equivariant volume of the instanton moduli space. For finite radius we obtain a tower of world-sheet instanton corrections, that we identify with the equivariant Gromov-Witten invariants of the ADHM moduli space. We show that these corrections can be encoded in a deformation of the Seiberg-Witten prepotential. From the mathematical viewpoint, the D1-D5 system under study displays a twofold nature: the D1-branes viewpoint captures the equivariant quantum cohomology of the ADHM instanton moduli space in the Givental formalism, and the D5-branes viewpoint is related to higher rank equivariant Donaldson-Thomas invariants of P^1 x C^2.1 aBonelli, Giulio1 aSciarappa, Antonio1 aTanzini, Alessandro1 aVasko, Petr uhttp://urania.sissa.it/xmlui/handle/1963/3458901601nas a2200145 4500008004100000245008900041210007100130260001300201520110700214100002001321700002301341700002401364700001601388856005101404 2014 en d00aVortex Partition Functions, Wall Crossing and Equivariant Gromov–Witten Invariants0 aVortex Partition Functions Wall Crossing and Equivariant Gromov– bSpringer3 aIn this paper we identify the problem of equivariant vortex counting in a (2,2) supersymmetric two dimensional quiver gauged linear sigma model with that of computing the equivariant Gromov–Witten invariants of the GIT quotient target space determined by the quiver. We provide new contour integral formulae for the I and J-functions encoding the equivariant quantum cohomology of the target space. Its chamber structure is shown to be encoded in the analytical properties of the integrand. This is explained both via general arguments and by checking several key cases. We show how several results in equivariant Gromov–Witten theory follow just by deforming the integration contour. In particular, we apply our formalism to compute Gromov–Witten invariants of the C3/Zn orbifold, of the Uhlembeck (partial) compactification of the moduli space of instantons on C2, and of An and Dn singularities both in the orbifold and resolved phases. Moreover, we analyse dualities of quantum cohomology rings of holomorphic vector bundles over Grassmannians, which are relevant to BPS Wilson loop algebrae.1 aBonelli, Giulio1 aSciarappa, Antonio1 aTanzini, Alessandro1 aVasko, Petr uhttp://urania.sissa.it/xmlui/handle/1963/3465201436nas a2200145 4500008004100000245008000041210006900121260001000190520096800200100002001168700002401188700002401212700001801236856003601254 2013 en d00aN=2 gauge theories on toric singularities, blow-up formulae and W-algebrae0 aN2 gauge theories on toric singularities blowup formulae and Wal bSISSA3 aWe compute the Nekrasov partition function of gauge theories on the\r\n(resolved) toric singularities C^2/\\Gamma in terms of blow-up formulae. We\r\ndiscuss the expansion of the partition function in the \\epsilon_1,\\epsilon_2\r\n\\to 0 limit along with its modular properties and how to derive them from the\r\nM-theory perspective. On the two-dimensional conformal field theory side, our\r\nresults can be interpreted in terms of representations of the direct sum of\r\nHeisenberg plus W_N-algebrae with suitable central charges, which can be\r\ncomputed from the fan of the resolved toric variety.We provide a check of this\r\ncorrespondence by computing the central charge of the two-dimensional theory\r\nfrom the anomaly polynomial of M5-brane theory. Upon using the AGT\r\ncorrespondence our results provide a candidate for the conformal blocks and\r\nthree-point functions of a class of the two-dimensional CFTs which includes\r\nparafermionic theories.1 aBonelli, Giulio1 aMaruyoshi, Kazunobu1 aTanzini, Alessandro1 aYagi, Futoshi uhttp://hdl.handle.net/1963/657700922nas a2200133 4500008004100000245007400041210006900115260001000184520049000194100002000684700002400704700002400728856003600752 2012 en d00aGauge Theories on ALE Space and Super Liouville Correlation Functions0 aGauge Theories on ALE Space and Super Liouville Correlation Func bSISSA3 aWe present a relation between N=2 quiver gauge theories on the ALE space O_{P^1}(-2) and correlators of N=1 super Liouville conformal field theory, providing checks in the case of punctured spheres and tori. We derive a blow-up formula for the full Nekrasov partition function and show that, up to a U(1) factor, the N=2^* instanton partition function is given by the product of the character of \\\\hat{SU}(2)_2 times the super Virasoro conformal block on the torus with one puncture.1 aBonelli, Giulio1 aMaruyoshi, Kazunobu1 aTanzini, Alessandro uhttp://hdl.handle.net/1963/430501295nas a2200133 4500008004100000245005500041210005200096260001000148520090800158100002001066700002401086700001501110856003601125 2012 en d00aVertices, vortices & interacting surface operators0 aVertices vortices interacting surface operators bSISSA3 aWe show that the vortex moduli space in non-abelian supersymmetric N=(2,2) gauge theories on the two dimensional plane with adjoint and anti-fundamental matter can be described as an holomorphic submanifold of the instanton moduli space in four dimensions. The vortex partition functions for these theories are computed via equivariant localization. We show that these coincide with the field theory limit of the topological vertex on the strip with boundary conditions corresponding to column diagrams. Moreover, we resum the field theory limit of the vertex partition functions in terms of generalized hypergeometric functions formulating their AGT dual description as interacting surface operators of simple type. Analogously we resum the topological open string amplitudes in terms of q-deformed generalized hypergeometric functions proving that they satisfy appropriate finite difference equations.1 aBonelli, Giulio1 aTanzini, Alessandro1 aJian, Zhao uhttp://hdl.handle.net/1963/413400994nas a2200133 4500008004100000245003100041210003100072260001000103520064300113100002000756700002400776700002400800856003600824 2012 en d00aWild quiver gauge theories0 aWild quiver gauge theories bSISSA3 a

We study $N=2$ supersymmetric $SU(2)$ gauge theories coupled to non-Lagrangian superconformal field theories induced by compactifying the six dimensional $A_1 (2,0)$ theory on Riemann surfaces with irregular punctures. These are naturally associated to Hitchin systems with wild ramification whose spectral curves provide the relevant Seiberg-Witten geometries. We propose that the prepotential of these gauge theories on the Omega-background can be obtained from the corresponding irregular conformal blocks on the Riemann surfaces via a generalization of the coherent state construction to the case of higher order singularities.

1 aBonelli, Giulio1 aMaruyoshi, Kazunobu1 aTanzini, Alessandro uhttp://hdl.handle.net/1963/518401134nas a2200145 4500008004100000245006700041210006700108260001000175520068000185100002000865700002400885700002400909700001900933856003600952 2011 en d00aGeneralized matrix models and AGT correspondence at all genera0 aGeneralized matrix models and AGT correspondence at all genera bSISSA3 aWe study generalized matrix models corresponding to n-point Virasoro\r\nconformal blocks on Riemann surfaces with arbitrary genus g. Upon AGT\r\ncorrespondence, these describe four dimensional N=2 SU(2)^{n+3g-3} gauge\r\ntheories with generalized quiver diagrams. We obtain the generalized matrix\r\nmodels from the perturbative evaluation of the Liouville correlation functions\r\nand verify the consistency of the description with respect to degenerations of\r\nthe Riemann surface. Moreover, we derive the Seiberg-Witten curve for the N=2\r\ngauge theory as the spectral curve of the generalized matrix model, thus\r\nproviding a check of AGT correspondence at all genera.1 aBonelli, Giulio1 aMaruyoshi, Kazunobu1 aTanzini, Alessandro1 aYagib, Futoshi uhttp://hdl.handle.net/1963/656800632nas a2200133 4500008004100000245007400041210006900115260001000184520020000194100002000394700002400414700002400438856003600462 2011 en d00aInstantons on ALE spaces and Super Liouville Conformal Field Theories0 aInstantons on ALE spaces and Super Liouville Conformal Field The bSISSA3 aWe provide evidence that the conformal blocks of N=1 super Liouville\\r\\nconformal field theory are described in terms of the SU(2) Nekrasov partition\\r\\nfunction on the ALE space O_{P^1}(-2).1 aBonelli, Giulio1 aMaruyoshi, Kazunobu1 aTanzini, Alessandro uhttp://hdl.handle.net/1963/426200818nas a2200133 4500008004100000245003700041210003300078260001000111520046800121100002000589700002400609700001500633856003600648 2011 en d00aThe Liouville side of the vortex0 aLiouville side of the vortex bSISSA3 aWe analyze conformal blocks with multiple (semi-)degenerate field insertions in Liouville/Toda conformal field theories an show that their vector space is fully reproduced by the four-dimensional limit of open topological string amplitudes on the strip with generic boundary conditions associated to a suitable quiver gauge theory. As a byproduct we identify the non-abelian vortex partition function with a specific fusion channel of degenerate conformal blocks.1 aBonelli, Giulio1 aTanzini, Alessandro1 aZhao, Jian uhttp://hdl.handle.net/1963/430401134nas a2200133 4500008004100000245006000041210005900101260001000160520072600170100002000896700002400916700002400940856003600964 2011 en d00aQuantum Hitchin Systems via beta-deformed Matrix Models0 aQuantum Hitchin Systems via betadeformed Matrix Models bSISSA3 a

We study the quantization of Hitchin systems in terms of beta-deformations of generalized matrix models related to conformal blocks of Liouville theory on punctured Riemann surfaces. We show that in a suitable limit, corresponding to the Nekrasov-Shatashvili one, the loop equations of the matrix model reproduce the Hamiltonians of the quantum Hitchin system on the sphere and the torus with marked points. The eigenvalues of these Hamiltonians are shown to be the epsilon1-deformation of the chiral observables of the corresponding N=2 four ndimensional gauge theory. Moreover, we find the exact wave-functions in terms of the matrix model representation of the conformal blocks with degenerate field insertions.

1 aBonelli, Giulio1 aMaruyoshi, Kazunobu1 aTanzini, Alessandro uhttp://hdl.handle.net/1963/418100979nas a2200109 4500008004300000245005400043210005100097520064100148100002000789700002400809856003600833 2010 en_Ud 00aHitchin systems, N=2 gauge theories and W-gravity0 aHitchin systems N2 gauge theories and Wgravity3 aWe propose some arguments supporting an M-theory derivation of the duality recently discovered by Alday, Gaiotto and Tachikawa between two-dimensional conformal field theories and N=2 superconformal gauge theories in four dimensions. We find that A_{N-1} Toda field theory is the simplest two-dimensional conformal field theory quantizing the moduli of N M5-branes wrapped on a Riemann surface. This leads us to identify chiral operators of the N=2 gauge theories with W-algebra currents. As a check of this correspondence we study some relevant OPE\\\'s obtaining that Nekrasov\\\'s partition function satisfies W-geometry constraints.1 aBonelli, Giulio1 aTanzini, Alessandro uhttp://hdl.handle.net/1963/383101005nas a2200121 4500008004300000245005700043210005600100520062300156100002000779700002400799700002400823856003600847 2010 en_Ud 00aTaming open/closed string duality with a Losev trick0 aTaming openclosed string duality with a Losev trick3 aA target space string field theory formulation for open and closed B-model is provided by giving a Batalin-Vilkovisky quantization of the holomorphic Chern-Simons theory with off-shell gravity background. The target space expression for the coefficients of the holomorphic anomaly equation for open strings are obtained. Furthermore, open/closed string duality is proved from a judicious integration over the open string fields. In particular, by restriction to the case of independence on continuous open moduli, the shift formulas of [7] are reproduced and shown therefore to encode the data of a closed string dual.1 aBonelli, Giulio1 aPrudenziati, Andrea1 aTanzini, Alessandro uhttp://hdl.handle.net/1963/385501270nas a2200133 4500008004300000245010000043210006900143520080600212100002001018700002401038700002401062700001401086856003601100 2009 en_Ud 00aDecoupling A and B model in open string theory: topological adventures in the world of tadpoles0 aDecoupling A and B model in open string theory topological adven3 aIn this paper we analyze the problem of tadpole cancellation in open topological strings. We prove that the inclusion of unorientable worldsheet diagrams guarantees a consistent decoupling of A and B model for open superstring amplitudes at all genera. This is proven by direct microscopic computation in Super Conformal Field Theory. For the B-model we explicitly calculate one loop amplitudes in terms of analytic Ray-Singer torsions of appropriate vector bundles and obtain that the decoupling corresponds to the cancellation of D-brane and orientifold charges. Local tadpole cancellation on the worldsheet then guarantees the decoupling at all loops. The holomorphic anomaly equations for open topological strings at one loop are also obtained and compared with the results of the Quillen formula.1 aBonelli, Giulio1 aPrudenziati, Andrea1 aTanzini, Alessandro1 aJie, Yang uhttp://hdl.handle.net/1963/363201000nas a2200121 4500008004300000245006600043210006400109520060600173100002000779700002400799700001900823856003600842 2009 en_Ud 00aTopological branes, p-algebras and generalized Nahm equations0 aTopological branes palgebras and generalized Nahm equations3 aInspired by the recent advances in multiple M2-brane theory, we consider the generalizations of Nahm equations for arbitrary p-algebras. We construct the topological p-algebra quantum mechanics associated to them and we show that this can be obtained as a truncation of the topological p-brane theory previously studied by the authors. The resulting topological p-algebra quantum mechanics is discussed in detail and the relation with the M2-M5 system is pointed out in the p=3 case, providing a geometrical argument for the emergence of the 3-algebra structure in the Bagger-Lambert-Gustavsson theory1 aBonelli, Giulio1 aTanzini, Alessandro1 aZabzine, Maxim uhttp://hdl.handle.net/1963/270201205nas a2200109 4500008004300000245008000043210006900123520082300192100002001015700002401035856003601059 2008 en_Ud 00aTopological Gauge Theories on Local Spaces and Black Hole Entropy Countings0 aTopological Gauge Theories on Local Spaces and Black Hole Entrop3 aWe study cohomological gauge theories on total spaces of holomorphic line bundles over complex manifolds and obtain their reduction to the base manifold by U(1) equivariant localization of the path integral. We exemplify this general mechanism by proving via exact path integral localization a reduction for local curves conjectured in hep-th/0411280, relevant to the calculation of black hole entropy/Gromov-Witten invariants. Agreement with the four-dimensional gauge theory is recovered by taking into account in the latter non-trivial contributions coming from one-loop fluctuations determinants at the boundary of the total space. We also study a class of abelian gauge theories on Calabi-Yau local surfaces, describing the quantum foam for the A-model, relevant to the calculation of Donaldson-Thomas invariants.1 aBonelli, Giulio1 aTanzini, Alessandro uhttp://hdl.handle.net/1963/199201000nas a2200121 4500008004300000245004900043210004800092520063900140100002000779700002400799700001900823856003600842 2007 en_Ud 00aComputing Amplitudes in topological M-theory0 aComputing Amplitudes in topological Mtheory3 aWe define a topological quantum membrane theory on a seven dimensional manifold of $G_2$ holonomy. We describe in detail the path integral evaluation for membrane geometries given by circle bundles over Riemann surfaces. We show that when the target space is $CY_3\\\\times S^1$ quantum amplitudes of non-local observables of membranes wrapping the circle reduce to the A-model amplitudes. \\nIn particular for genus zero we show that our model computes the Gopakumar-Vafa invariants. Moreover, for membranes wrapping calibrated homology spheres in the $CY_3$, we find that the amplitudes of our model are related to Joyce invariants.1 aBonelli, Giulio1 aTanzini, Alessandro1 aZabzine, Maxim uhttp://hdl.handle.net/1963/190100967nas a2200109 4500008004300000245005100043210004700094520063600141100002000777700002400797856003600821 2007 en_Ud 00aThe holomorphic anomaly for open string moduli0 aholomorphic anomaly for open string moduli3 aWe complete the holomorphic anomaly equations for topological strings with their dependence on open moduli. We obtain the complete system by standard path integral arguments generalizing the analysis of BCOV (Commun. Math. Phys. 165 (1994) 311) to strings with boundaries. We study both the anti-holomorphic dependence on open moduli and on closed moduli in presence of Wilson lines. By providing the compactification a\\\' la Deligne-Mumford of the moduli space of Riemann surfaces with boundaries, we show that the open holomorphic anomaly equations are structured on the (real codimension one) boundary components of this space.1 aBonelli, Giulio1 aTanzini, Alessandro uhttp://hdl.handle.net/1963/211300584nas a2200121 4500008004300000245002800043210002400071520026800095100002000363700002400383700001900407856003600426 2006 en_Ud 00aOn topological M-theory0 atopological Mtheory3 aWe construct a gauge fixed action for topological membranes on G2-manifolds such that its bosonic part is the standard membrane theory in a particular gauge. We prove that quantum mechanically the path-integral in this gauge localizes on associative submanifolds.1 aBonelli, Giulio1 aTanzini, Alessandro1 aZabzine, Maxim uhttp://hdl.handle.net/1963/1765