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Constrained Pad\'e Ensembles for Thermal $\mathcal{N}{=}4$ SYM with the Exact $\mathcal O(\lambda^{5/2})$ Coefficient

High Energy Physics - Theory 2026-04-20 v1

Abstract

We revisit the constrained log-subtracted two-point Pad\'e (LSTP) ensemble for thermal N=4\mathcal{N}=4 supersymmetric Yang--Mills (SYM) thermodynamics in four spacetime dimensions after upgrading the weak-coupling truncation from O(λ2)\mathcal{O}(\lambda^2) to the exact O(λ5/2)\mathcal{O}(\lambda^{5/2}) coefficient. We keep the interpolation ansatz unchanged and shift the weak-side matching points to the regime where the new term is numerically significant. The admissible set collapses from 99 nominal survivors (33 distinct curves) to a single distinct curve, the crossover range shrinks to a unique value, and the pointwise band width drops to zero within numerical resolution. The Hermite-Pad\'e (HP) central curve does not coincide with the unique LSTP survivor, so the exact weak-coupling coefficient removes the LSTP scan uncertainty but not the difference between the two routes. The next step is to compute the unknown O(λ3)\mathcal{O}(\lambda^{-3}) strong-coupling coefficient.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2604.16109,
  title  = {Constrained Pad\'e Ensembles for Thermal $\mathcal{N}{=}4$ SYM with the Exact $\mathcal O(\lambda^{5/2})$ Coefficient},
  author = {Ubaid Tantary and Qianqian Du},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.16109},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

6 pages, 3 figures

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