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Exact Path Integral Methods in Supersymmetric $\text{AdS}_2\times \mathbf{S}^2$ Backgrounds

High Energy Physics - Theory 2026-03-18 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

We determine the exact functional determinants of charged, massive spin-0 and spin-12\frac12 particles in AdS2×S2\text{AdS}_2\times \mathbf{S}^2 backgrounds threaded by constant electric and magnetic fields. This is achieved using Schwinger proper-time formalism, which allows us to derive the full non-perturbative effective action in the 1-loop and constant background field approximations. We then specialize the computation to supersymmetric settings and we obtain the effective action for a 4d N=2\mathcal{N}=2 BPS massive hypermultiplet in a supersymmetric AdS2×S2\text{AdS}_2\times \mathbf{S}^2 spacetime. This setup can be seen to be equivalent to the near-horizon geometry of a BPS black hole which solves the attractor equations of 4d N=2\mathcal{N}=2 supergravity. Our results provide a necessary intermediate step for the evaluation of the quantum-corrected black hole partition function. We also comment on the relation with the celebrated Gopakumar-Vafa integral representation.

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@article{arxiv.2603.15730,
  title  = {Exact Path Integral Methods in Supersymmetric $\text{AdS}_2\times \mathbf{S}^2$ Backgrounds},
  author = {Alberto Castellano and Carmine Montella and Matteo Zatti},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.15730},
  year   = {2026}
}

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51 pages + appendices, 9 figures

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