Wilson loops in circular quiver SCFTs at strong coupling
Hao Ouyang
Abstract
A bstract We study circular BPS Wilson loops in the $$ \mathcal{N} $$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mi>N</mml:mi> </mml:math> = 2 superconformal n -node quiver theories at large N and strong ’t Hooft coupling by using localization. We compute the expectation values of Wilson loops in the limit when the ’t Hooft couplings are hierarchically different and when they are nearly equal. Based on these results, we make a conjecture for arbitrary strong couplings.
Topics & Concepts
QuiverConjectureCoupling (piping)Limit (mathematics)PhysicsNode (physics)Loop (graph theory)Mathematical physicsMathematicsCombinatoricsPure mathematicsQuantum mechanicsMathematical analysisMaterials scienceMetallurgyBlack Holes and Theoretical PhysicsAlgebraic structures and combinatorial modelsPhysics of Superconductivity and Magnetism