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Using recursive relations satisfied by Nekrasov partition functions and by irregular conformal blocks we prove the AGT correspondence in the case of \( \mathcal{N} = 2 \) superconformal SU(2) quiver gauge theories with N f = 0, 1, 2 antifundamental hypermultiplets.
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Hadasz, L., Jaskólski, Z. & Suchanek, P. Proving the AGT relation for N f = 0, 1, 2 antifundamentals. J. High Energ. Phys. 2010, 46 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2010)046
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