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Large $N$ correlation functions in $\mathcal{N}=2$ superconformal quivers

High Energy Physics - Theory 2017-09-13 v1

Abstract

Using supersymmetric localization, we consider four-dimensional N=2\mathcal{N}=2 superconformal quiver gauge theories obtained from Zn\mathbb{Z}_n orbifolds of N=4\mathcal{N}=4 Super Yang-Mills theory in the large NN limit at weak coupling. In particular, we show that: 1) The partition function for arbitrary couplings can be constructed in terms of universal building blocks. 2) It can be computed in perturbation series, which converges uniformly for λI<π2|\lambda_I|<\pi^2, where λI\lambda_I are the 't Hooft coupling of the gauge groups. 3) The perturbation series for two-point functions can be explicitly computed to arbitrary orders. There is no universal effective coupling by which one can express them in terms of correlators of the N=4\mathcal{N}=4 theory. 4) One can define twisted and untwisted sector operators. At the perturbative orbifold point, when all the couplings are the same, the correlators of untwisted sector operators coincide with those of N=4\mathcal{N}=4 Super Yang-Mills theory. In the twisted sector, we find remarkable cancellations of a certain number of planar loops, determined by the conformal dimension of the operator.

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@article{arxiv.1701.02315,
  title  = {Large $N$ correlation functions in $\mathcal{N}=2$ superconformal quivers},
  author = {Alessandro Pini and Diego Rodriguez-Gomez and Jorge G. Russo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1701.02315},
  year   = {2017}
}
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