Higgs branch localization of N = 1 theories on S 3 × S 1
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چکیده
We apply the method of Higgs branch localization to the N = 1 supersymmetric partition function on S3 × S1. As a result, we show that it can be written as the product of an elliptic vortex and anti-vortex partition function summed over a finite number of Higgs vacua.
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