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We consider higher-point generalizations of the "octagon" large-charge four-point function in planar N=4 super Yang-Mills theory. These n-point polygon correlators are defined as ten-dimensional null limits of generating functions of…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-01-23 Till Bargheer , Albert Bekov , Carlos Bercini , Frank Coronado

We study particular integrated correlation functions of two superconformal primary operators of the stress tensor multiplet in the presence of a half-BPS line defect labelled by electromagnetic charges $(p,q)$ in $\mathcal{N}=4$…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-09-20 Daniele Dorigoni , Zhihao Duan , Daniele R. Pavarini , Congkao Wen , Haitian Xie

We show which multi-trace structures are compatible with the symmetrisation of local operators in \cN=4 super Yang-Mills when they are organised into representations of the global symmetry group. Cut-and-join operators give the non-planar…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2010-05-27 T. W. Brown

We develop the conformal bootstrap program for six-dimensional conformal field theories with $(2,0)$ supersymmetry, focusing on the universal four-point function of stress tensor multiplets. We review the solution of the superconformal Ward…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-01-27 Christopher Beem , Madalena Lemos , Leonardo Rastelli , Balt C. van Rees

We apply the analytic conformal bootstrap method to study weakly coupled conformal gauge theories in four dimensions. We employ twist conformal blocks to find the most general form of the one-loop four-point correlation function of…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-04-04 Johan Henriksson , Tomasz Lukowski

In this note we study half-BPS operators in N=4 super Yang-Mills for gauge group SU(N) at finite N. In particular we elaborate on the results of hep-th/0410236, providing an exact formula for the null basis operators algorithmically…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-01-16 T. W. Brown

We study the defect CFT associated with the half-BPS Wilson line in $\mathcal{N}=4$ Super Yang-Mills theory in four dimensions. Using a perturbative bootstrap approach, we derive new analytical results for multipoint correlators of…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-01-13 Daniele Artico , Julien Barrat , Giulia Peveri

We consider a set of half-BPS operators in $\mathcal{N}=4$ super Yang-Mills theory which are appropriate for describing single-particle states of superstring theory on AdS${}_5 \times S^5$. These single-particle operators are defined to…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-03-17 F. Aprile , J. M. Drummond , P. Heslop , H. Paul , F. Sanfilippo , M. Santagata , A. Stewart

We calculate the four-point correlation function of half-BPS operators with weights 2, 3, 3, 4 in N=4 SYM to two-loop order. The OPE of this correlation function provides a nontrivial check of the integrability conjecture for a class of…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-22 Dmitry Chicherin , Emery Sokatchev

We discuss the properties of quarter-BPS local operators in four dimensional ${\cal N}=1$ supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory using the formalism of holomorphic twists. We study loop corrections both to the space of local operators and to…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-09-04 Kasia Budzik , Davide Gaiotto , Justin Kulp , Brian R. Williams , Jingxiang Wu , Matthew Yu

We consider correlation functions of supersymmetrized determinant operators in self-dual super Yang-Mills (SYM). These provide a generating function for correlators of arbitrary single-trace half-BPS operators, including, for appropriate…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-04-26 Simon Caron-Huot , Frank Coronado , Beatrix Mühlmann

Three-dimensional theories with cubic symmetry are studied using the machinery of the numerical conformal bootstrap. Crossing symmetry and unitarity are imposed on a set of mixed correlators, and various aspects of the parameter space are…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2019-04-03 Stefanos R. Kousvos , Andreas Stergiou

We study the constraints imposed by superconformal symmetry, crossing symmetry, and unitarity for theories with four supercharges in spacetime dimension $2\leq d\leq 4$. We show how superconformal algebras with four Poincar\'{e}…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-09-04 Nikolay Bobev , Sheer El-Showk , Dalimil Mazac , Miguel F. Paulos

We describe a new approach to computing the chiral part of correlation functions of stress-tensor supermultiplets in N=4 SYM that relies on symmetries, analytic properties and the structure of the OPE only. We demonstrate that the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-03-23 Dmitry Chicherin , Reza Doobary , Burkhard Eden , Paul Heslop , Gregory P. Korchemsky , Emery Sokatchev

We consider a double OPE limit of the planar four-point function of stress tensor multiplets in N = 4 SYM theory. Loop integrands for this correlator have been constructed to very high order, but the corresponding integrals are explicitly…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-08-16 Burkhard Eden , Felix Paul

We use the conformal bootstrap to perform a precision study of 3d maximally supersymmetric ($\mathcal{N}=8$) SCFTs that describe the IR physics on $N$ coincident M2-branes placed either in flat space or at a $\C^4/\Z_2$ singularity. First,…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-08-01 Nathan B. Agmon , Shai M. Chester , Silviu S. Pufu

We introduce a comprehensive framework for analyzing finite $N$ lattice Yang-Mills theory and finite $N$ matrix models. Utilizing this framework, we examine the bootstrap approach to SU(2) Lattice Yang-Mills Theory in 2,3 and 4 dimensions.…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-12-05 Vladimir Kazakov , Zechuan Zheng

We study $\frac{1}{4}$-BPS Wilson loops in four-dimensional SU$(N$) ${\mathcal{N}}=2$ super-Yang-Mills theories with conformal matter in an arbitrary representation $\mathcal{R}$. These operators are formed of two meridians on the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-05-07 Luca Griguolo , Luigi Guerrini , Alessandro Testa

Using supersymmetric localization, we consider four-dimensional $\mathcal{N}=2$ superconformal quiver gauge theories obtained from $\mathbb{Z}_n$ orbifolds of $\mathcal{N}=4$ Super Yang-Mills theory in the large $N$ limit at weak coupling.…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2017-09-13 Alessandro Pini , Diego Rodriguez-Gomez , Jorge G. Russo

We study the correlators of a recently discovered family of BPS Wilson loops in ${\cal N}=4$ supersymmetric U(N) Yang-Mills theory. When the contours lie on a two-sphere in the space-time, we propose a closed expression that is valid for…

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