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A test for emergent dynamics
A generalization of a-maximization is proposed that maximizes a subject to
inequalities rather than equalities. The implication of this conjecture is that
in the absence of emergent symmetries, there is a maximum R-charge for fields
appearing in the path integral. This maximum R-charge leads to a novel way of
detecting emergent Abelian symmetries and non-Abelian gauge symmetries.Comment: 16 page
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