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We discuss instanton operators in five-dimensional gauge theories. These are defined as disorder operators which create a non-vanishing second Chern class on a foursphere surrounding their insertion point. As such they may be thought of as higherdimensional analogues of three-dimensional monopole (or ‘t Hooft) operators. We argue that they play an important role in the enhancement of the Lorentz symmetry for maximally supersymmetric Yang-Mills to SO(1, 5) at strong coupling.
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Lambert, N., Papageorgakis, C. & Schmidt-Sommerfeld, M. Instanton operators in five-dimensional gauge theories. J. High Energ. Phys. 2015, 19 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP03(2015)019
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