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# 4d N=2 SCFT and singularity theory Part III: Rigid singularity

@article{Chen20174dNS,
title={4d N=2 SCFT and singularity theory Part III: Rigid singularity},
author={Bingyi Chen and Dan Xie and Stephen S.-T. Yau and Shing-Tung Yau and Huaiqing Zuo},
journal={arXiv: High Energy Physics - Theory},
year={2017}
}
• Published 1 December 2017
• Mathematics
• arXiv: High Energy Physics - Theory
We classify three fold isolated quotient Gorenstein singularity $C^3/G$. These singularities are rigid, i.e. there is no non-trivial deformation, and we conjecture that they define 4d $\mathcal{N}=2$ SCFTs which do not have a Coulomb branch.
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