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On non-planar ABJM anomalous dimensions from M2 branes in AdS$_{4}\times S^{7}/\mathbb{Z}_{k}$

High Energy Physics - Theory 2025-07-25 v3

Abstract

Planar parts of conformal dimensions of primary operators in Uk(N)×Uk(N)U_k(N) \times U_{-k}(N) ABJM theory are controlled by integrability. Strong coupling asymptotics of planar dimensions of operators with large spins can be found from the energy of semiclassical strings in AdS4×_{4}\timesCP3^3 but computing non-planar corrections requires understanding higher genus string corrections. As was pointed out in arXiv:2408.10070, there is an alternative way to find the non-planar corrections by quantizing M2 branes in AdS4×S7/Zk_{4}\times S^7/\mathbb{Z}_{k} which are wrapped around the 11d circle of radius 1/k=λ/N1/k= \lambda/N and generalize spinning strings in AdS4×_4\timesCP3^3. Computing the 1-loop correction to the energy of M2 brane that corresponds to the long folded string with large spin SS in AdS4_4 allowed to obtain a prediction for the large λ\lambda limit of non-planar corrections to the cusp anomalous dimension. Similar predictions were found for non-planar dimensions of operators dual to M2 branes that generalize the ''short'' and ''long'' circular strings with two equal spins J1=J2J_1=J_2 in CP3^3. Here we consider two more non-trivial examples of 1-loop M2 brane computations that correspond to: (i) long folded string with large spin SS in AdS4_4 and orbital momentum JJ in CP3^3 whose energy determines the generalized cusp anomalous dimension, and (ii) circular string with spin SS in AdS4_4 and spin JJ in CP3^3. We find the leading terms of the expansion of the corresponding 1-loop M2 brane energies in 1/k1/k. We also discuss similar semiclassical 1-loop M2 brane computation in flat 11d background and comment on possible relation to higher genus corrections to energies in 10d string theory.

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@article{arxiv.2503.09360,
  title  = {On non-planar ABJM anomalous dimensions from M2 branes in AdS$_{4}\times S^{7}/\mathbb{Z}_{k}$},
  author = {Matteo Beccaria and Stefan A. Kurlyand and Arkady A. Tseytlin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.09360},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

30 pages. v2, v3: minor corrections added