N = 2 $$ \mathcal{N} = 2 $$ gauge theories on unoriented/open four-manifolds and their AGT counterparts

Abstract

Abstract We compute the exact path integral of N = 2 $$ \mathcal{N} = 2 $$ supersymmetric gauge theories with general gauge group on ℝℙ4 and a ℤ2-quotient of the hemi-S 4. By specializing to SU(2) superconformal quivers, we show that these, together with hemi-S 4 partition functions, compute Liouville correlators on unoriented/open Riemann surfaces. We perform explicit checks for Riemann surfaces obtained as ℤ2 quotients of the sphere and the torus. We also discuss the coupled 3d−4d systems associated to Liouville amplitudes with boundary punctures.

Keywords

• Supersymmetric Gauge Theory
• Duality in Gauge Field Theories
• Supersymmetry and Duality