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We study the twisted \( \mathcal{N} \) = 4 super Yang-Mills theories in the Ω-background with the constant R-symmetry Wilson line gauge field. Based on the classification of topological twists of \( \mathcal{N} \) = 4 supersymmetry (the half, the Vafa-Witten and the Marcus twists), we construct the deformed off-shell supersymmetry associated with the scalar supercharges for these twists. We find that the Ω-deformed action is written in the exact form with respect to the scalar supercharges as in the undeformed case.
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Ito, K., Nakajima, H. & Sasaki, S. Twisted \( \mathcal{N} \) = 4 super Yang-Mills theory in Ω-background. J. High Energ. Phys. 2013, 80 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP10(2013)080
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