Seiberg Duality in Chern-Simons Theories with Fundamental and Adjoint Matter
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We explore the dynamics of three-dimensional Chern-Simons gauge theories with N = 2 supersymmetry and matter in the fundamental and adjoint representations of the gauge group. Realizing the gauge theories of interest in a setup of threebranes and fivebranes in type IIB string theory we argue for a Seiberg duality that relates Chern-Simons theories with non-trivial superpotentials.
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