N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 4 SYM line defect Schur index and semiclassical string

Abstract The giant graviton expansion of the line defect Schur index in four dimensional N 4 $$ \mathcal{N}4 $$ U(N) SYM was recently proposed in arXiv:2403.11543 to be captured in the dual string theory by counting fluctuations states of two half-infinite fundamental strings in AdS 5 × S 5 ending o...

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Main Author: M. Beccaria
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Published: SpringerOpen 2024-10-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP10(2024)046
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description Abstract The giant graviton expansion of the line defect Schur index in four dimensional N 4 $$ \mathcal{N}4 $$ U(N) SYM was recently proposed in arXiv:2403.11543 to be captured in the dual string theory by counting fluctuations states of two half-infinite fundamental strings in AdS 5 × S 5 ending on the line defect and D3 brane giant. However, agreement with the gauge theory data for the defect line index at finite N required the inclusion of ad hoc extra contributions with unclear origin. We discuss the large N leading order contribution of the giant graviton expansion of the defect line index by a direct analysis of semiclassical string partition function in a twisted background. We discuss supersymmetric boundary conditions in the presence of the D3 brane and evaluate the quadratic fluctuations effective action by introducing a suitable projection of fluctuation modes. We show that the extra contributions to the single giant graviton correction found in arXiv:2403.11543 correspond to a supersymmetric Casimir energy contribution.
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spelling doaj-art-a2cf5214e10f423fa8b35ba38fb92d402024-12-08T12:13:31ZengSpringerOpenJournal of High Energy Physics1029-84792024-10-0120241013510.1007/JHEP10(2024)046N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 4 SYM line defect Schur index and semiclassical stringM. Beccaria0Università del Salento, Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica “Ennio De Giorgi”, and INFN — sezione di LecceAbstract The giant graviton expansion of the line defect Schur index in four dimensional N 4 $$ \mathcal{N}4 $$ U(N) SYM was recently proposed in arXiv:2403.11543 to be captured in the dual string theory by counting fluctuations states of two half-infinite fundamental strings in AdS 5 × S 5 ending on the line defect and D3 brane giant. However, agreement with the gauge theory data for the defect line index at finite N required the inclusion of ad hoc extra contributions with unclear origin. We discuss the large N leading order contribution of the giant graviton expansion of the defect line index by a direct analysis of semiclassical string partition function in a twisted background. We discuss supersymmetric boundary conditions in the presence of the D3 brane and evaluate the quadratic fluctuations effective action by introducing a suitable projection of fluctuation modes. We show that the extra contributions to the single giant graviton correction found in arXiv:2403.11543 correspond to a supersymmetric Casimir energy contribution.https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP10(2024)046AdS-CFT CorrespondenceD-Branes
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N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 4 SYM line defect Schur index and semiclassical string
Journal of High Energy Physics
AdS-CFT Correspondence
D-Branes
title N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 4 SYM line defect Schur index and semiclassical string
title_full N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 4 SYM line defect Schur index and semiclassical string
title_fullStr N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 4 SYM line defect Schur index and semiclassical string
title_full_unstemmed N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 4 SYM line defect Schur index and semiclassical string
title_short N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 4 SYM line defect Schur index and semiclassical string
title_sort n mathcal n 4 sym line defect schur index and semiclassical string
topic AdS-CFT Correspondence
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url https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP10(2024)046
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