Interface line operators in $\mathcal{N}=4$ SYM theories and supersymmetric indices
High Energy Physics - Theory
2026-02-11 v2
Abstract
We study configurations of two super Yang-Mills theories of unitary gauge groups connected by the BPS interfaces involving line operators. We find strong evidence of S-duality of the configurations as precise matching of the line defect half-indices which enumerate the BPS local operators at the junctions of the interfaces and line operators. The interface line defect half-indices are expressible as intriguing closed-form formulae involving the -binomial coefficients and the principal specializations of the Schur functions.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2510.25168,
title = {Interface line operators in $\mathcal{N}=4$ SYM theories and supersymmetric indices},
author = {Yasuyuki Hatsuda and Tadashi Okazaki},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.25168},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
48 pages, 1 figure, v2: published version in JHEP