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We work out the superconformal index for \( \mathcal{N} = 2 \) supersymmetric Chern-Simons matter theories exhibiting Seiberg-like dualities proposed by Giveon and Kutasov. We consider U(N)/Sp(2N)/O(N) gauge theories of QCD type and find the perfect agreements for proposed dual pairs.
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Hwang, C., Kim, H., Park, KJ. et al. Index computation for 3d Chern-Simons matter theory: test of Seiberg-like duality. J. High Energ. Phys. 2011, 37 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP09(2011)037
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