We compute the correlation function between a circular half-BPS Wilson loop (or straight Wilson line) and a local operator in ABJM theory utilizing its M-theory description. The local operator can be a 1/3-BPS single-trace chiral primary operator or the stress-energy tensor. Using the AdS/CFT correspondence, these correlators are dual to fluctuations of a probe M2-brane in AdS × $\textit{S}$ /$\textit{ℤ}$ . We derive analytic results for both cases and compare them with existing results based on supersymmetric localization in the literature. In the large-$\textit{N}$ limit with $\textit{k}$ finite, our holograkphic results exhibit perfect agreement with localization.

China

Xiao-Yi Zhang

Yunfeng Jiang

Jun-Bao Wu

Holographic Wilson loop one-point functions in ABJM theory

We consider correlation functions of two maximal giant gravitons and two light <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mfrac><mn>1</mn><mn>2</mn></mfrac></math>-BPS (Bogomol’nyi–Prasad–Sommerfield) operators in 4D <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi mathvariant="script">N</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>4</mn></math> SYM (super Yang-Mills). Viewed as two-point correlators in the presence of a zero-dimensional defect, they can be completely fixed at strong coupling using analytic bootstrap techniques. We determine all infinitely such correlators for arbitrary light <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mrow><mfrac><mrow><mn>1</mn></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></mfrac></mrow></math>-BPS operators and find that the result can be repackaged into a simple generating function thanks to a hidden higher-dimensional symmetry. We also find evidence that the same symmetry holds at weak coupling for loop correction integrands.

Junding Chen

Xinan Zhou

Giant Graviton Correlators as Defect Systems

We study nonperturbative effects of torus partition function of the <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>T</mi><mover accent="true"><mi>T</mi><mo stretchy="false">¯</mo></mover></math>-deformed 2D conformal field theory (CFT) by resurgence in this Letter and a companion paper. The deformed partition function can be written as an infinite series of the deformation parameter <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>λ</mi></math>. We develop highly efficient methods to compute perturbative coefficients in the <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>λ</mi></math> expansion. To exemplify, the first 600 coefficients for the <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>T</mi><mover accent="true"><mi>T</mi><mo stretchy="false">¯</mo></mover></math>-deformed free boson and free fermion are computed. The method can be generalized to any rational CFTs; we present the key idea in this Letter while relegating details and results to the companion paper. Equipped with the large order perturbative data, we provide convincing numerical evidence that the <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>λ</mi></math> series is asymptotic and not Borel resummable. We extract the nonperturbative contribution by resurgence and propose that they originate from new complex saddle points after analytically continuing the modular parameters in the integral representation of the partition function. The proposal is checked by comparing the predicted asymptotic behavior of the coefficients and large order perturbative data, which match nicely. The implications of these nonperturbative contributions for the Stokes phenomenon, which relates the positive and negative signs of <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>λ</mi></math>, as well as possible comparisons with holography, is also discussed.

Jie Gu

Huajia Wang

Resurgence of <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mrow><mi>T</mi><mover accent="true"><mrow><mi>T</mi></mrow><mrow><mo stretchy="false">¯</mo></mrow></mover></mrow></math>-Deformed Partition Function

We elaborate on the resurgence analysis on the <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>T</mi><mover accent="true"><mi>T</mi><mo stretchy="false">¯</mo></mover></math>-deformed 2D conformal field theory (CFT). Writing the deformed partition function as an infinite series in the deformation parameter <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>λ</mi></math>, we develop efficient analytical methods to compute high-order terms of the <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>λ</mi></math>-series. Based on the asymptotic behavior of the large-order perturbative series, we show that the <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>λ</mi></math>-series is asymptotic and extract nonperturbative contributions by resurgence. This paper extends a previous Letter of the same authors to interacting rational CFTs, with Lee-Yang CFT as a concrete example. We also discuss possible implications of the resurgence results on holography.

Resurgent properties of <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>T</mi><mover accent="true"><mi>T</mi><mo stretchy="false">¯</mo></mover></math>-deformed conformal field theories

When two transverse-field Ising chains (TFICs) with magnetic order are coupled, the original free excitations become confined, giving rise to meson-like bound states. In this work, we study such bound states systematically. The mesons are characterized by their fermion number parity and chain-exchanging properties, which lead to distinct sets of mesonic states. The meson masses are determined by solving the Bethe-Salpter equation. An interesting observation is the additional degeneracy in the chain-exchanging odd sectors. Beyond the two particle approximation, we exploit the truncated free fermionic space approach to calculate the spectrum numerically. Corrections to the meson masses are obtained, and the degeneracy is further confirmed. The characterization and degeneracy can be connected to the situation when each chain is tuned to be quantum critical, where the system is described by the $$ {\textrm{Ising}}_h^2 $$ integrable model, a sine-Gordon theory with $\textit{ℤ}$ orbifold. Here we establish a clear correspondence between the particles in the bosonized form and their fermionic counterparts. Near this point, the stability of these particles is analyzed using the form factor perturbation scheme, where four particles are always present. Additionally, we calculate the evolution of the dominant dynamical structure factor for local spin operators, providing further insight into the low-energy excitations and their role in the system’s behavior. The two-particle confinement framework as well as the parity classifications may inspire the study for other coupled bi-partite systems.

Yunjing Gao

Jianda Wu

Mesons in a quantum Ising ladder

We compute four-point functions with two maximal giant gravitons and two chiral primary operators at three-loop order in planar <math> <mi>N</mi> </math> $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 4 Super-Yang-Mills theory. The Lagrangian insertion method, together with symmetries of the theory fix the integrand up to a few constants. Under the additional assumption of planarity, all these constants can be determined by lower loop data. The obtained result can be regarded as the planar diagram contribution to the full four-point function and is written in terms of the known three-loop conformal integrals. From the four-point function, we extract the OPE coefficients of two giant gravitons and one non-BPS twist-2 operator with arbitrary spin at three-loops, given in terms of harmonic sums. We observe an intriguingly simple relation between the giant graviton OPE coefficients and the OPE coefficients of three single-trace operators.

Yu Wu

Yang Zhang

Giant correlators at quantum level

We calculate the <math> <mi>T</mi> <mover> <mi>T</mi> <mo>¯</mo> </mover> </math> $$ T\overline{T} $$ -deformed entanglement entropy for integrable quantum field theories (IQFTs) using the form factor bootstrap approach. We solve the form factor bootstrap axioms for the branch-point twist fields and obtain the deformed form factors. Using these form factors, we compute the deformed von Neuman entropy up to two particle contributions. The solution of the form factor axioms is not unique. We find that for the simplest solution of the bootstrap axioms, the UV limit of the entanglement entropy takes the same form as the undeformed one, but the effective central charge is deformed. For solutions with additional CDD-like factors, we can have different behaviors. The IR corrections, which only depends on the particle spectrum is untouched.

Miao He

Jue Hou

<math> <mi>T</mi> <mover> <mi>T</mi> <mo>¯</mo> </mover> </math> $$ T\overline{T} $$ -deformed entanglement entropy for IQFT

In this paper we initiate the study of correlation functions of a single trace operator and a circular supersymmetric Wilson loop in ABJM theory. The single trace operator is in the scalar sector and is an eigenstate of the planar two-loop dilatation operator. The Wilson loop is in the fundamental representation of the gauge group or a suitable (super-)group. Such correlation functions at tree level can be written as an overlap of the Bethe state corresponding to the single trace operator and a boundary state which corresponds to the Wilson loop. There are various type of supersymmetric Wilson loops in ABJM theory. We show that some of them correspond to tree-level integrable boundary states while some are not. For the tree-level integrable ones, we prove their integrability and obtain analytic formula for the overlaps. For the non-integrable ones, we give examples of non-vanishing overlaps for Bethe states which violate selection rules.

Peihe Yang

Wilson-loop one-point functions in ABJM theory

The notion of a crosscap state, a special conformal boundary state first defined in 2d CFT, was recently generalized to 2d massive integrable quantum field theories and integrable spin chains. It has been shown that the crosscap states preserve integrability. In this work, we first generalize this notion to the Lieb-Liniger model, which is a prototype of integrable non-relativistic many-body systems. We then show that the defined crosscap state preserves integrability. We derive the exact overlap formula of the crosscap state and the on-shell Bethe states. As a byproduct, we prove the conjectured overlap formula for integrable spin chains rigorously by coordinate Bethe ansatz. It turns out that the overlap formula for both models take the same form as a ratio of Gaudin-like determinants with a trivial prefactor. Finally we study quench dynamics of the crosscap state, which turns out to be surprisingly simple. The stationary density distribution is simply a constant. We also derive the analytic formula for dynamical correlation functions in the Tonks-Girardeau limit.