On the classification of duality webs for graded quivers

Abstract

Abstract We study the m-graded quiver theories associated to CY (m+2)-folds and their order (m + 1) dualities. We investigate how monodromies give rise to mutation invariants, which in turn can be formulated as Diophantine equations characterizing the space of dual theories associated to a given geometry. We discuss these ideas in general and illustrate them in the case of orbifold theories. Interestingly, we observe that even in this simple context the corresponding Diophantine equations may admit an infinite number of seeds for m ≥ 2, which translates into an infinite number of disconnected duality webs. Finally, we comment on the possible generalization of duality cascades beyond m = 1.

Keywords

• Brane Dynamics in Gauge Theories
• D-branes
• Duality in Gauge Field Theories
• Supersymmetry and Duality