In this paper we discuss physical derivations of the quantum K theory rings of symplectic Grassmannians. We compare to standard presentations in terms of Schubert cycles, but most of our work revolves around a proposed description in terms of two other bases, involving shifted Wilson lines and lambda y classes, which are motivated by and amenable to physics, and which we also provide for ordinary Grassmannians. (c) 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Quantum K theorySupersymmetric gauge theorySymplectic GrassmannianCOHOMOLOGY