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Exact two-dimensional superconformal R symmetry and c extremization
Francesco Benini1, Nikolay Bobev
1Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3636, USA.
Abstract:
We uncover a general principle dubbed c extremization, which determines the exact R symmetry of a two-dimensional unitary superconformal field theory with N=(0,2) supersymmetry. To illustrate its utility, we study superconformal theories obtained by twisted compactifications of four-dimensional N=4 super-Yang-Mills theory on Riemann surfaces and construct their gravity duals.
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