Semiclassics at the cusp
Abstract
We study cusped Wilson line operators in the Abelian Higgs model in at large external charges. Using a double-scaling limit , with fixed, we develop a semiclassical framework that provides analytic control beyond fixed-order perturbation theory. We compute the cusp anomalous dimension for arbitrary charges up to next-to-next-to-leading order in the gauge coupling, while resumming scalar self-interactions to all orders. Our results interpolate between perturbative and large-charge regimes, accessing domains that are invisible in fixed-order perturbation theory. As an application, we provide new predictions for various defect CFT observables, including the Mandelstam-Schwinger-dressed two-point function characterizing the superconducting phase transition.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2604.15422,
title = {Semiclassics at the cusp},
author = {Jahmall Bersini and Domenico Orlando and Susanne Reffert and Jesse Woods},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.15422},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
30 pages + appendices