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  "abstract": "This is the second of two companion papers in which we study five-dimensional $\\mathcal{N}=1$ theories engineered by $(p,q)$ five-brane webs and their associated three-dimensional magnetic quivers. Leveraging the exact parameter dictionary between the $N+\\mathrm{SU}(N)_0^{k-1}+N$ theories and their magnetic quivers at infinite coupling, proposed in the first paper, we investigate nilpotent moment-map VEV deformations and their three-dimensional counterparts. We show that, when the Higgsing is excessive, the five-dimensional superconformal index becomes distributional, mirroring a characteristic feature of bad and broken theories in three dimensions. We also develop a five-brane web interpretation of these results, identifying the Hanany-Witten moves associated with the Higgsing cascade and relating inequivalent frames to distinct tessellations of the generalised toric diagram.",
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  "authors": [
    {
      "name": "Sebastiano Garavaglia"
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    {
      "name": "Sara Pasquetti"
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    {
      "name": "Palash Singh"
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  "doi": "10.48550/arxiv.2610.38770",
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  "pdf_url": "https://arxiv.org/pdf/2610.38770",
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  "published": "2026-10-28",
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  "title": "From pq-webs to magnetic quivers and back II: distributional indices and 5d theories breaking bad",
  "title_text": "From pq-webs to magnetic quivers and back II: distributional indices and 5d theories breaking bad",
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  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/a77arb97zszrh",
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