$S$-Duality and the Calabi-Yau Interpretation of the $N = 4$ to $N = 2$ Flow

TL;DR

This paper explores how S-duality acts on the moduli space of a specific Calabi-Yau manifold related to N=4 to N=2 supersymmetric gauge theories, revealing a detailed geometric interpretation of duality transformations.

Contribution

It provides a geometric interpretation of S-duality in terms of Calabi-Yau moduli and maps singularity loci, connecting duality transformations with geometric blow-ups and moduli space structure.

Findings

S-duality permutes singularity loci of the Calabi-Yau moduli

The N=2 limit is obtained via a consistent blow-up process

Transformation of Yukawa couplings under S-duality is analyzed

Abstract

The action of the $S$-duality $Sl(2,Z)$ group on the moduli of the Calabi-Yau manifold $W\IP^{12}_{11226}$ appearing in the rank two dual pair $(K^{3}\times T^{2}/W\IP^{12}_{11226})$ is defined by interpreting the $N\!=\!4$ to $N\!=\!2$ flow, for $SU(2)$ supersymmetric Yang-Mills, in terms of the Calabi-Yau moduli. The different singularity loci are mapped in a one to one way, and the ($N\!=\!2$ limit/point particle limit) is obtained in both cases by the same type of blow up. Moreover, it is shown that the $S$-duality group permutes the different singularity loci of the moduli of $W\IP^{12}_{11226}$. We study the transformation under $S$-duality of the Calabi-Yau Yukawa couplings.