BMN-like sectors in 4d N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 4 SYM with boundaries and interfaces
Abstract 4d N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 4 SYM admits half-BPS boundaries, defects and interfaces as well as compactifications to 3d N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 4 SCFTs, realized as intersections of D3, D5 and NS5 branes. We explore operators with large R-charge. We identify Penrose limits in the holographic dua...
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| description | Abstract 4d N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 4 SYM admits half-BPS boundaries, defects and interfaces as well as compactifications to 3d N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 4 SCFTs, realized as intersections of D3, D5 and NS5 branes. We explore operators with large R-charge. We identify Penrose limits in the holographic duals with geometry AdS4 × S2 × S2 × Σ, which describe, for each theory, a spectrum of ‘seed’ operators which each give rise to a BMN-like sector described by a pp-wave. We relate the number of BMN-like sectors to the flavor symmetry of the CFT. For a sample of theories including the Janus interface, D3/D5 BCFTs and BCFTs with 3d SCFTs on the boundary, we determine the spectra of nearby operators and discuss the field theory realization of the seed operators. We further identify families of Penrose limits which give rise to more general pp-wave sectors. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-36233a07d9444f05bdb387bc227011c02025-01-19T12:07:24ZengSpringerOpenJournal of High Energy Physics1029-84792025-01-012025114110.1007/JHEP01(2025)024BMN-like sectors in 4d N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 4 SYM with boundaries and interfacesAndrea Chaney0Christoph F. Uhlemann1Department of Physics, University of MichiganTheoretische Natuurkunde, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and The International Solvay InstitutesAbstract 4d N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 4 SYM admits half-BPS boundaries, defects and interfaces as well as compactifications to 3d N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 4 SCFTs, realized as intersections of D3, D5 and NS5 branes. We explore operators with large R-charge. We identify Penrose limits in the holographic duals with geometry AdS4 × S2 × S2 × Σ, which describe, for each theory, a spectrum of ‘seed’ operators which each give rise to a BMN-like sector described by a pp-wave. We relate the number of BMN-like sectors to the flavor symmetry of the CFT. For a sample of theories including the Janus interface, D3/D5 BCFTs and BCFTs with 3d SCFTs on the boundary, we determine the spectra of nearby operators and discuss the field theory realization of the seed operators. We further identify families of Penrose limits which give rise to more general pp-wave sectors.https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP01(2025)024AdS-CFT CorrespondenceGauge-Gravity CorrespondenceSupersymmetric Gauge Theory |
| spellingShingle | Andrea Chaney Christoph F. Uhlemann BMN-like sectors in 4d N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 4 SYM with boundaries and interfaces Journal of High Energy Physics AdS-CFT Correspondence Gauge-Gravity Correspondence Supersymmetric Gauge Theory |
| title | BMN-like sectors in 4d N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 4 SYM with boundaries and interfaces |
| title_full | BMN-like sectors in 4d N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 4 SYM with boundaries and interfaces |
| title_fullStr | BMN-like sectors in 4d N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 4 SYM with boundaries and interfaces |
| title_full_unstemmed | BMN-like sectors in 4d N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 4 SYM with boundaries and interfaces |
| title_short | BMN-like sectors in 4d N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 4 SYM with boundaries and interfaces |
| title_sort | bmn like sectors in 4d n mathcal n 4 sym with boundaries and interfaces |
| topic | AdS-CFT Correspondence Gauge-Gravity Correspondence Supersymmetric Gauge Theory |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP01(2025)024 |
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