Algebro-geometric bootstrapping from OPE decoupling

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Authors: Monica Jinwoo Kang, Craig Lawrie, Jaewon Song
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Abstract

We conjecture that decoupling relations in the operator product expansion of a 4d $\mathcal{N}=2$ superconformal field theory (SCFT) are encoded by an algebro-geometric object: a bifiltered affine scheme. We demonstrate how this scheme reproduces the Macdonald index (thus the Schur index) as well as the Higgs branch. Although the associated scheme typically admits continuous deformations, we find that a geometric extremization principle uniquely fixes these moduli, thereby providing a possible geometric route toward a classification of 4d $\mathcal{N}=2$ SCFTs.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Algebraic structures and combinatorial models Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory

Publication details

Journal / source
arXiv (Cornell University)
Publication date
4 February 2026
Document type
Preprint