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We consider mixed four-point correlators of 1/2-BPS operators $\phi_{k}$ in SCFTs with eight real Poincar\'e supercharges, namely the 3d $\mathcal{N}=4$, 4d $\mathcal{N}=2$, 5d $\mathcal{N}=1$, and 6d $\mathcal{N}=(1,0)$ theories. Using the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-04-13 Mitchell Woolley

We study four-point correlation functions of four generic half-BPS supermultiplets of N=4 SCFT in four dimensions. We use the two-particle Casimir of four-dimensional superconformal algebra to derive superconformal blocks which contribute…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-03-23 Agnese Bissi , Tomasz Lukowski

Using polarization spinor methods in conjunction with the superspace formalism, we construct 3-point superconformal invariants that are used to determine the form of 3-point correlators of spinning superfield operators in $\mathcal{N}=1$…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-02-24 Aditya Jain , Amin A. Nizami

The N = 2, 4 superconformal symmetry constraints in d = 4 for four point functions of chiral primary 1/2-BPS operators are derived. The operators are described by symmetric traceless tensors of the internal R-symmetry group. A substantial…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2017-06-06 Michael Nirschl

For SCFTs with an $SU(2)$ R-symmetry, we determine the superconformal blocks that contribute to the four-point correlation function of a priori distinct half-BPS superconformal primaries as an expansion in terms of the relevant bosonic…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2020-02-05 Florent Baume , Michael Fuchs , Craig Lawrie

We compute the superconformal partial waves of the four-point correlator $\langle JJJJ\rangle$, in which the external operator $J$ is the superconformal primary of the $4D$ $\mathcal{N}=2$ stress-tensor multiplet $\mathcal{J}$. We develop…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2020-02-07 Zhijin Li

Recently, with the help of Parisi-Sourlas supersymmetry an intriguing relation was found expressing the four-point scalar conformal block of a (d-2)-dimensional CFT in terms of a five-term linear combination of blocks of a d-dimensional…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-04-07 Sarah Hoback , Sarthak Parikh

We present a universal treatment for imposing superconformal constraints on Mellin amplitudes for $\mathrm{SCFT_d}$ with $3\leq d\leq 6$. This leads to a new technique to compute holographic correlators, which is similar but complementary…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-09-26 Xinan Zhou

We develop a framework for constructing superconformal blocks for correlators of general supermultiplets in theories with $\mathrm{SU}(m,m|2n)$ symmetry, such as four-dimensional $\mathcal{N}=2$ and $\mathcal{N} = 4$ conformal theories. We…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-05-12 Tobias Hansen , Paul Heslop , Hector Puerta-Ramisa

We study correlators of $\frac{1}{2}$-BPS mesons in two examples of 4d SQCDs with $\mathcal{N}=2$ superconformal symmetry in the planar limit. We focus on the weakly coupled regime and obtain one-loop corrections to $n$-point meson…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-12-24 Xi-Er Du , Zhongjie Huang , Bo Wang , Ellis Ye Yuan , Xinan Zhou

We consider the correlation functions of Coulomb branch operators in four-dimensional N=2 Superconformal Field Theories (SCFTs) involving exactly one anti-chiral operator. These extremal correlators are the "minimal" non-holomorphic local…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2017-01-26 Efrat Gerchkovitz , Jaume Gomis , Nafiz Ishtiaque , Avner Karasik , Zohar Komargodski , Silviu S. Pufu

We present a constructive derivation of holographic four-point correlators of arbitrary half-BPS operators for all maximally supersymmetric conformal field theories in $d>2$. This includes holographic correlators in 3d ${\cal N}=8$ ABJM…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-03-24 Luis F. Alday , Xinan Zhou

Applying the Casimir operator to four-point functions in CFTs allows us to find the conformal blocks for any external operators. In this work, we initiate the program to find the superconformal blocks, using the super Casimir operator, for…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2019-03-27 Israel A. Ramírez

We perform a systematic study of integrated four-point functions of half-BPS operators in four-dimensional $\mathcal{N}=4$ super Yang-Mills theory with gauge group $SU(N)$. These observables, defined by a certain spacetime integral of…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-02-15 Hynek Paul , Eric Perlmutter , Himanshu Raj

An explicit analytic formula is presented that computes the conformal (super-)block decomposition of any free scalar or half-BPS diagram in 1d, 2d or 4d CFTs, with various supersymmetries, including none. We prove our formula by exploiting…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-02-21 F. Aprile , J. M. Drummond , P. J. Heslop , M. Santagata

The explicit computation of higher-point conformal blocks in any dimension is usually a challenging task. For two-dimensional conformal field theories in Euclidean signature, the oscillator formalism proves to be very efficient. We…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-05-15 Martin Ammon , Jakob Hollweck , Tobias Hössel , Katharina Wölfl

The numerical conformal bootstrap is used to study mixed correlators in $\mathcal{N}=1$ superconformal field theories (SCFTs) in $d=4$ spacetime dimensions. Systems of four-point functions involving scalar chiral and real operators are…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2017-08-02 Daliang Li , David Meltzer , Andreas Stergiou

Correlators of local operators inserted on a straight Wilson loop in a conformal gauge theory have the structure of a one-dimensional "defect" CFT. As was shown in arXiv:1706.00756, in the case of supersymmetric Wilson-Maldacena loop in…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2019-06-26 Matteo Beccaria , Simone Giombi , Arkady A. Tseytlin

Superconformal transformations are derived for the $\N=2,4 supermultiplets corresponding to the simplest chiral primary operators. These are applied to two, three and four point correlation functions. When $\N=4$, results are obtained for…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-07 F. A. Dolan , H. Osborn

We uncover a precise relation between superblocks for correlators of superconformal field theories (SCFTs) in various dimensions and symmetric functions related to the $BC$ root system. The theories we consider are defined by two integers…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-07-26 Francesco Aprile , Paul Heslop
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