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Stampedes II: Null Polygons in Conformal Gauge Theory

High Energy Physics - Theory 2022-11-30 v1

Abstract

We consider correlation functions of single trace operators approaching the cusps of null polygons in a double-scaling limit where so-called cusp times\textit{cusp times} ti2=g2logxi1,i2logxi,i+12t_i^2 = g^2 \log x_{i-1,i}^2\log x_{i,i+1}^2 are held fixed and the t'Hooft coupling is small. With the help of stampedes, symbols and educated guesses, we find that any such correlator can be uniquely fixed through a set of coupled lattice PDEs of Toda type with several intriguing novel features. These results hold for most conformal gauge theories with a large number of colours, including planar N=4\mathcal{N}=4 SYM.

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@article{arxiv.2205.04476,
  title  = {Stampedes II: Null Polygons in Conformal Gauge Theory},
  author = {Enrico Olivucci and Pedro Vieira},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2205.04476},
  year   = {2022}
}

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8 pages, 7 figures

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