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In four-dimensional $\mathcal{N}=4$ super Yang-Mills theory with gauge group $SU(N)$, we present a closed-form solution for a family of integrated four-point functions involving stress tensor multiplet composites of arbitrary R-charge.…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-03-24 Hynek Paul , Eric Perlmutter , Himanshu Raj

We study a rich set of four-dimensional $\mathcal{N}=1$ superconformal field theories (SCFTs) with both central charges identical: $a = c$. We construct them via the diagonal $\mathcal{N}=1$ gauging of the flavor symmetry $G$ of a…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-03-28 Monica Jinwoo Kang , Craig Lawrie , Ki-Hong Lee , Jaewon Song

We derive general bounds on operator dimensions, central charges, and OPE coefficients in 4D conformal and N=1 superconformal field theories. In any CFT containing a scalar primary phi of dimension d we show that crossing symmetry of <phi…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2011-05-09 David Poland , David Simmons-Duffin

The ratio of central charges in four-dimensional CFTs has been suggested by Hofman and Maldacena to lie within an interval whose boundaries are fixed by the number of supersymmetries. We compute this ratio for a set of interacting N=1…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-07-22 Andrei Parnachev , Shlomo S. Razamat

Unitary conformal field theories (CFTs) are believed to have positive (non-negative) energy correlators. Energy correlators are universal observables in higher-dimensional CFTs built out of integrated Wightman functions of the stress-energy…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-15 Alexander Zhiboedov

We present a systematic derivation of the form of correlators of N operators in a Conformal Field Theory in d>2 dimensions and the exchange-symmetry constraints that the functions of the dimensionless cross-ratios obey for N>3.

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2020-01-29 Nikos Irges , Fotis Koutroulis , Dimosthenis Theofilopoulos

A general expression for the four-point function with vanishing total R-charge of anti-chiral and chiral superfields in N=1 superconformal theories is given. It is obtained by applying the exponential of a simple universal nilpotent…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2011-05-12 Holger Knuth

The momentum plane analyticity of two point function of a relativistic thermal field theory at zero chemical potential is explored. A general principle regarding the location of the singularities is extracted. In the case of the N=4…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2015-03-13 Defu Hou , Jia-rong Li , Hui Liu , Hai-cang Ren

Exact non-perturbative results have been conjectured for R^4 couplings in type II maximally supersymmetric string theory. Strong evidence has already been obtained, but contributions of cusp forms, invisible in perturbation theory, have…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-31 B. Pioline

We present some new exact results for general four-dimensional superconformal field theories. We derive differential equations governing the coupling constant dependence of chiral primary correlators. For N=2 theories we show that the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2011-05-06 Kyriakos Papadodimas

Bounds on anomalous dimensions of scalar operators in 4d superconformal field theory are explored through perturbative viewpoint. Following the recent work of Green and Shih, in which a conjecture involved this issue is verified at the NLO,…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-02-13 Sibo Zheng

Contrary to popular belief conformality does not require zero beta functions. This follows from the work of Jack and Osborn, and examples in non-supersymmetric theories were recently found by some of us. In this note we show that such…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2013-01-29 Jean-François Fortin , Benjamín Grinstein , Christopher W. Murphy , Andreas Stergiou

The symmetry algebra of $N=1$ Super-Liouville field theory in two dimensions is the infinite dimensional $N=1$ superconformal algebra, which allows one to prove, that correlation functions, containing degenerated fields obey some partial…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-30 R. Poghossian

We compute $1/\lambda$ corrections to the four-point functions of half-BPS operators in $SU(N)$ $\mathcal{N}=4$ super-Yang-Mills theory at large $N$ and large 't Hooft coupling $\lambda=g_\text{YM}^2 N$ using two methods. Firstly, we relate…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2020-01-29 Damon J. Binder , Shai M. Chester , Silviu S. Pufu , Yifan Wang

We construct 4d superconformal field theories (SCFTs) whose Coulomb branches have singular complex structures. This implies, in particular, that their Coulomb branch coordinate rings are not freely generated. Our construction also gives…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-07-04 Philip C. Argyres , Mario Martone

We study the perturbation expansion of the free energy of N=4 supersymmetric SU(N) Yang-Mills at finite temperature in powers of 't Hooft's coupling g^2 N in the large N limit. Infrared divergences are controlled by constructing a hierarchy…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Agustin Nieto , Michel H. G. Tytgat

We compute the imaginary part of scalar four-point functions in the AdS/CFT correspondence relevant to N=4 super Yang-Mills theory. Unitarity of the AdS supergravity demands that the imaginary parts of the correlation functions factorize…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-31 Gordon Chalmers , Koenraad Schalm

In this paper we study the n-point correlation functions of two different families of local gauge invariant operators in N=4 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory. The main idea is to consider the correlation functions of operators which all…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-04-17 Nadav Drukker , Jan Plefka

In ${\cal N}=4$ super Yang-Mills theory on a four-manifold $M$, one can specify a discrete magnetic flux valued in $H^2(M,\Z_N)$. This flux is encoded in the AdS/CFT correspondence in terms of a five-dimensional topological field theory…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2010-04-07 Edward Witten

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