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We define a class of supersymmetric defect loop operators in \( \mathcal{N} \) = 2 gauge theories in 2 + 1 dimensions. We give a prescription for computing the expectation value of such operators in a generic \( \mathcal{N} \) = 2 theory on the three-sphere using localization. We elucidate the role of defect loop operators in IR dualities of supersymmetric gauge theories, and write down their transformation properties under the SL(2, \( \mathbb{Z} \)) action on conformal theories with abelian global symmetries.
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Kapustin, A., Willett, B. & Yaakov, I. Exact results for supersymmetric abelian vortex loops in 2 + 1 dimensions. J. High Energ. Phys. 2013, 99 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2013)099
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