We propose a family of IR dualities for 3d N=4U(N) SQCD with
Nfβ fundamental flavors and P Abelian hypermultiplets i.e. P
hypermultiplets in the determinant representation of the gauge group. These
theories are good in the Gaiotto-Witten sense if the number of fundamental
flavors obeys the constraint Nfββ₯2Nβ1 with generic Pβ₯1, and in
contrast to the standard U(N) SQCD, they do not admit an ugly regime. The IR
dualities in question arise in the window Nfβ=2N+1,2N,2Nβ1, with P=1 in the
first case and generic Pβ₯1 for the others. The dualities involving
Nfβ=2NΒ±1 are characterized by an IR enhancement of the Coulomb branch
global symmetry on one side of the duality, such that the rank of the emergent
global symmetry group is greater than the rank of the UV global symmetry. The
dual description makes the rank of this emergent global symmetry manifest in
the UV. In addition, one can read off the emergent global symmetry itself from
the dual quiver. We show that these dualities are related by certain field
theory operations and assemble themselves into a duality web. Finally, we show
that the U(N) SQCDs with Nfββ₯2Nβ1 and P Abelian hypers have
Lagrangian 3d mirrors, and this allows one to explicitly write down the 3d
mirror associated with a given IR dual pair. This paper is the first in a
series of four papers on 3d N=4 Seiberg-like dualities.Comment: v1:41 pages + references. The quiver diagrams in the paper are
color-coded, v2: References updated, v3: Minor typos fixed, v4: journal
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