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Squashing, Mass, and Holography for 3d Sphere Free Energy

High Energy Physics - Theory 2021-05-12 v1

Abstract

We consider the sphere free energy F(b;mI)F(b;m_I) in N=6\mathcal{N}=6 ABJ(M) theory deformed by both three real masses mIm_I and the squashing parameter bb, which has been computed in terms of an NN dimensional matrix model integral using supersymmetric localization. We show that setting m3=ibb12m_3=i\frac{b-b^{-1}}{2} relates F(b;mI)F(b;m_I) to the round sphere free energy, which implies infinite relations between mIm_I and bb derivatives of F(b;mI)F(b;m_I) evaluated at mI=0m_I=0 and b=1b=1. For N=8\mathcal{N}=8 ABJ(M) theory, these relations fix all fourth order and some fifth order derivatives in terms of derivatives of m1,m2m_1,m_2, which were previously computed to all orders in 1/N1/N using the Fermi gas method. This allows us to compute b4Fb=1\partial_b^4 F\vert_{b=1} and b5Fb=1\partial_b^5 F\vert_{b=1} to all orders in 1/N1/N, which we precisely match to a recent prediction to sub-leading order in 1/N1/N from the holographically dual AdS4AdS_4 bulk theory.

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@article{arxiv.2102.05643,
  title  = {Squashing, Mass, and Holography for 3d Sphere Free Energy},
  author = {Shai M. Chester and Rohit R. Kalloor and Adar Sharon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2102.05643},
  year   = {2021}
}

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