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<p>We investigate the landscape of 6d 𝒩 = (1<i>,</i> 0) D-type orbi-instanton superconformal field theories (SCFTs) and their torus compactifications to four-dimensional class 𝒮 theories. By analysing a general class of 6d F-theory constructions via generalised quivers, we demonstrate that — in contrast to the well-characterised A-type series — the dimensional reductions that admit a 4d class 𝒮 description on a Riemann sphere with three untwisted D-type punctures constitute only a subset of the full orbi-instanton landscape. For this sub-class, we show that the punctures can be effectively characterised by two sets of integers: the <i>s</i>-labels and the <i>m</i>-labels. The <i>s</i>-labels, or “Kac-type labels”, serve as the D-type analogues to the Kac labels used in A-type theories; we establish their correspondence with “modified excess numbers” in the associated 3d mirror theories (magnetic quivers). The <i>m</i>-labels are further introduced to streamline the mapping from 6d generalised quivers to their class 𝒮 descriptions. Furthermore, we analyse physical distinctions arising from 6d <i>θ</i> angles and explore the hierarchy of Higgs branch flows. In doing so, we uncover instances of “hidden Higgsings” — renormalization group flows present in the 6d parent theories that are not manifest in the puncture closures of the corresponding class 𝒮 descriptions.</p>

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Orbi-instantons and class 𝒮 theories of type D

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    2026年6月18日

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  • Jiakang Bao,
  • Noppadol Mekareeya,
  • Gabi Zafrir,
  • Hao Y. Zhang

摘要

We investigate the landscape of 6d 𝒩 = (1, 0) D-type orbi-instanton superconformal field theories (SCFTs) and their torus compactifications to four-dimensional class 𝒮 theories. By analysing a general class of 6d F-theory constructions via generalised quivers, we demonstrate that — in contrast to the well-characterised A-type series — the dimensional reductions that admit a 4d class 𝒮 description on a Riemann sphere with three untwisted D-type punctures constitute only a subset of the full orbi-instanton landscape. For this sub-class, we show that the punctures can be effectively characterised by two sets of integers: the s-labels and the m-labels. The s-labels, or “Kac-type labels”, serve as the D-type analogues to the Kac labels used in A-type theories; we establish their correspondence with “modified excess numbers” in the associated 3d mirror theories (magnetic quivers). The m-labels are further introduced to streamline the mapping from 6d generalised quivers to their class 𝒮 descriptions. Furthermore, we analyse physical distinctions arising from 6d θ angles and explore the hierarchy of Higgs branch flows. In doing so, we uncover instances of “hidden Higgsings” — renormalization group flows present in the 6d parent theories that are not manifest in the puncture closures of the corresponding class 𝒮 descriptions.