
arXiv: 1406.7853
We derive a localization formula for the refined index of gauged quantum mechanics with four supercharges. Our answer takes the form of a residue integral on the complexified Cartan subalgebra of the gauge group. The formula captures the dependence of the index on Fayet-Iliopoulos parameters and the presence of a generic superpotential. The residue formula provides an efficient method for computing cohomology of quiver moduli spaces. Our result has broad applications to the counting of BPS states in four-dimensional N=2 systems. In that context, the wall-crossing phenomenon appears as discontinuities in the value of the residue integral as the integration contour is varied. We present several examples illustrating the various aspects of the index formula.
30 pages, 12 figures, v2 references added, minor clarifications, and changes to sign conventions for FI parameters
High Energy Physics - Theory, Index theory, High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th), Supersymmetric field theories in quantum mechanics, Applications of vector bundles and moduli spaces in mathematical physics (twistor theory, instantons, quantum field theory), FOS: Mathematics, Representations of quivers and partially ordered sets, FOS: Physical sciences, Representation Theory (math.RT), Mathematics - Representation Theory, Yang-Mills and other gauge theories in quantum field theory
High Energy Physics - Theory, Index theory, High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th), Supersymmetric field theories in quantum mechanics, Applications of vector bundles and moduli spaces in mathematical physics (twistor theory, instantons, quantum field theory), FOS: Mathematics, Representations of quivers and partially ordered sets, FOS: Physical sciences, Representation Theory (math.RT), Mathematics - Representation Theory, Yang-Mills and other gauge theories in quantum field theory
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