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We propose a new framework for computing three-point functions in planar $\mathcal{N}=4$ super Yang-Mills where these correlators take the form of multiple integrals of Separation of Variables type. We test this formalism at weak coupling…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2022-11-24 Carlos Bercini , Alexandre Homrich , Pedro Vieira

We consider one particularly interesting class of composite gauge-invariant operators in N=4 super Yang-Mills theory. An exceptional feature of these operators is that in the Thermodynamic Bethe Ansatz approach the one-loop rapidities of…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-05 Gleb Arutyunov , Sergey Frolov , Alessandro Sfondrini

We report on a systematic perturbative study of three-point functions in planar SU(N) N=4 super Yang-Mills theory at the one-loop level involving scalar field operators up to length five. For this we have computed a sample of 40 structure…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-03 George Georgiou , Valeria Gili , Andre Grossardt , Jan Plefka

We consider the kinematics of the locally BPS super-Wilson loop in $\mathcal{N}=4$ super-Yang-Mills with scalar coupling from a twistorial point of view. We find that the kinematics can be described either as supersymmetrized pure spinors…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-05-11 C. Vergu

We study the form factor of a generic gauge-invariant local composite operator in $\mathcal{N}=4$ SYM theory. At tree level and for a minimal number of external on-shell super fields, we find that the form factor precisely yields the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-03-25 Matthias Wilhelm

We study insertions of composite operators into Wilson loops in N=4 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory in four dimensions. The loops follow a circular or straight path and the composite insertions transform in the adjoint representation of…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-11 Nadav Drukker , Shoichi Kawamoto

We compute, to the lowest perturbative order in $SU(N)$ Yang-Mills theory, $n$-point correlators in the coordinate and momentum representation of the gauge-invariant twist-$2$ operators with maximal spin along the $p_+$ direction, both in…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-08-31 Marco Bochicchio , Mauro Papinutto , Francesco Scardino

We employ the light-cone superspace formalism to develop an efficient approach to constructing superconformal operators of twist two in Yang-Mills theories with N=1,2,4 supercharges. These operators have an autonomous scale dependence to…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2010-04-05 A. V. Belitsky , S. E. Derkachov , G. P. Korchemsky , A. N. Manashov

Yangian symmetry of amplitudes in $\mathcal{N}=4$ super Yang-Mills theory is formulated in terms of eigenvalue relations for monodromy matrix operators. The Quantum Inverse Scattering Method provides the appropriate tools to treat the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-17 D. Chicherin , S. Derkachov , R. Kirschner

Four-point functions of gauge-invariant operators in D=4, N=4 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory are studied using N=2 harmonic superspace perturbation theory. The results are expressed in terms of differential operators acting on a scalar…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-31 B. Eden , P. S. Howe , C. Schubert , E. Sokatchev , P. C. West

We introduce a covariant finite regulator for N = 4 super Yang-Mills theory on S^4. Our formulation is based on holomorphic Chern-Simons theory on twistor space. By switching on a large background flux, the twistor space dissolves into a…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2011-04-15 Jonathan J. Heckman , Herman Verlinde

New universal invariant operators are introduced in a class of geometries which include the quaternionic structures and their generalisations as well as 4-dimensional conformal (spin) geometries. It is shown that, in a broad sense, all…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2009-10-31 A. R. Gover , J. Slovak

We study the four-point function of the lowest-lying half-BPS operators in the ${\cal N} =4$ $SU(N)$ super-Yang-Mills theory and its relation to the flat-space four-graviton amplitude in type IIB superstring theory. We work in a large-$N$…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2020-12-02 Shai M. Chester , Michael B. Green , Silviu S. Pufu , Yifan Wang , Congkao Wen

We consider four-point functions of protected, double- and single-trace operators in the large central charge limit. We use superconformal symmetry to disentangle the contribution of protected operators in the partial wave decomposition.…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-12-30 Agnese Bissi , Giulia Fardelli , Andrea Manenti

We study modular invariants arising in the four-point functions of the stress tensor multiplet operators of the ${\cal N} = 4$ $SU(N)$ super-Yang-Mills theory, in the limit where $N$ is taken to be large while the complexified Yang-Mills…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-05-12 Shai M. Chester , Michael B. Green , Silviu S. Pufu , Yifan Wang , Congkao Wen

We show that the first-order symmetry operators of twistor spinors can be constructed from conformal Killing-Yano forms in conformally-flat backgrounds. We express the conditions on conformal Killing-Yano forms to obtain mutually commuting…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2020-03-30 Ümit Ertem

Action of 4 dimensional N=4 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory is written by employing the superfields in N=4 superspace which were used to prove the equivalence of its constraint equations and equations of motion. Integral forms of the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 O. F. Dayi , K. Ulker

We describe an infinite-dimensional algebra of hidden symmetries of N=4 supersymmetric Yang-Mills (SYM) theory. Our derivation is based on a generalization of the supertwistor correspondence. Using the latter, we construct an infinite…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 Alexander D. Popov , Martin Wolf

While the achievements in the study of N=4 Super Yang-Mills through the application of integrability are impressive, the precise origins of the exact solvability remain shrouded in mystery. In this note, we propose that viewing the problem…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-01-21 Laura Koster , Vladimir Mitev , Matthias Staudacher

Supersymmetric localisation has led to several modern developments in the study of integrated correlators in $\mathcal{N}=4$ supersymmetric Yang-Mills (SYM) theory. In particular, exact results have been derived for certain integrated…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-08-30 Daniele Dorigoni , Paolo Vallarino