The Singularity Structure of Scale-Invariant Rank-2 Coulomb Branches

TL;DR

This paper classifies the possible scaling dimensions of operators in 4d rank-2 superconformal theories by analyzing the geometric and topological structure of their Coulomb branches, revealing a finite rational set of allowed dimensions.

Contribution

It introduces new topological and geometric methods to determine the spectrum of Coulomb branch operators in 4d rank-2 $ ext{N}=2$ SCFTs, aiding classification efforts.

Findings

Finite rational set of allowed scaling dimensions.

Development of novel topological and geometric tools.

Insights into Coulomb branch geometry and dualities.

Abstract

We compute the spectrum of scaling dimensions of Coulomb branch operators in 4d rank-2 $\mathcal{N}{=}2$ superconformal field theories. Only a finite rational set of scaling dimensions is allowed. It is determined by using information about the global topology of the locus of metric singularities on the Coulomb branch, the special K\"ahler geometry near those singularities, and electric-magnetic duality monodromies along orbits of the $\rm\, U(1)_R$ symmetry. A set of novel topological and geometric results are developed which promise to be useful for the study and classification of Coulomb branch geometries at all ranks.