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In this paper we analyze various half-BPS defects in a general three dimensional \( \mathcal{N} \) = 2 supersymmetric gauge theory \( \mathcal{T} \). They correspond to closed paths in SUSY parameter space and their tension is computed by evaluating period integrals along these paths. In addition to such defects, we also study wall defects that interpolate between \( \mathcal{T} \) and its SL(2, \( \mathbb{Z} \)) transform by coupling the 3d theory to a 4d theory with S-duality wall. We propose a novel spectral duality between 3d gauge theories and integrable systems. This duality complements a similar duality discovered by Nekrasov and Shatashvili. As another application, for 3d \( \mathcal{N} \) = 2 theories associated with knots and 3-manifolds we compute periods of (super) A-polynomial curves and relate the results with the spectrum of domain walls and line operators.
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Gadde, A., Gukov, S. & Putrov, P. Walls, lines, and spectral dualities in 3d gauge theories. J. High Energ. Phys. 2014, 47 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP05(2014)047
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