Defect \(a\)-theorem and \(a\)-maximization
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: Defect \(a\)-theorem and \(a\)-maximization
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP02(2022)061
author: Yanyan Li
published in: Journal of High Energy Physics
publication date: 2022-10-27T00:00:00Z
full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.12648
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 81-XX
zbMATH DE Number: 7608062
zbMATH Keywords: anomalies in field and string theories
zbMATH Keywords: boundary quantum field theory
zbMATH Keywords: conformal field theory
zbMATH Keywords: supersymmetric gauge theory
MaRDI profile type: Publication
Wikidata QID: Q113906495
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