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We study the 2d \( \mathcal{N}=4 \) gauge theory descriptions of little strings on type II NS5-branes. The IIB strings on N NS5-branes are described by the \( \mathcal{N} = \left(4,4\right) \) gauge theories, whose Higgs branch CFTs on U(N ) instanton moduli spaces are relevant. The IIA strings are described by \( \mathcal{N} = \left(4,4\right) \) Â N–1 quiver theories, whose Coulomb branch CFTs are relevant. We study new \( \mathcal{N} = \left(0,4\right) \) quiver gauge theories for the IIA strings, which make it easier to study some infrared observables. In particular, we show that the supersymmetric partition functions of the IIA/IIB strings on Omega-deformed ℝ 4 × T 2 precisely map to each other by T-duality.
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Kim, J., Kim, S. & Lee, K. Little strings and T-duality. J. High Energ. Phys. 2016, 170 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP02(2016)170
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