scholarly journals The 5d superconformal index at large N and black holes

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Marcos Crichigno ◽  
Dharmesh Jain
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Partition Function ◽  
Simple Relation ◽  
Superconformal Field Theories ◽  
Superconformal Index ◽  
Angular Momenta ◽  
Weakly Coupled ◽  
Large N ◽  
Type Iib String Theory ◽  
Cardy Formula

Abstract We study the large N limit of the superconformal index of a large class of 5d $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 1 superconformal field theories and show it is given by the square of the partition function on the squashed five-sphere. We show this simple relation implies a Cardy formula in 5d, which is valid in an “extended” regime in which fugacities are finite and N is large. For theories with weakly coupled gravity duals we conjecture this large N Cardy formula universally accounts for the microscopic entropy of spinning black holes in AdS6. We check this explicitly for known black hole solutions in massive type IIA and type IIB string theory, carrying two angular momenta and one electric charge, and predict the entropy of black holes carrying multiple electric charges, yet to be constructed. We also discuss large N properties of the $$ {S}_b^3\times {\Sigma}_{\mathfrak{g}} $$ S b 3 × Σ g partition function, extending previous results to theories with type IIB duals.

scholarly journals A 4d $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 1 Cardy Formula

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joonho Kim ◽  
Seok Kim ◽  
Jaewon Song
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Free Energy ◽  
Asymptotic Behavior ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Gauge Theory ◽  
Chemical Potential ◽  
Temperature Limit ◽  
Superconformal Index ◽  
High Temperature Limit ◽  
Cardy Formula

Abstract We study the asymptotic behavior of the (modified) superconformal index for 4d $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 1 gauge theory. By considering complexified chemical potential, we find that the ‘high-temperature limit’ of the index can be written in terms of the conformal anomalies 3c − 2a. We also find macroscopic entropy from our asymptotic free energy when the Hofman-Maldacena bound 1/2 < a/c < 3/2 for the interacting SCFT is satisfied. We study $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 1 theories that are dual to AdS5 × Yp,p and find that the Cardy limit of our index accounts for the Bekenstein-Hawking entropy of large black holes.

scholarly journals M2-branes and AdS/CFT: A review

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuo Hosomichi
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Free Energy ◽  
Superconformal Index ◽  
Charged Black Holes ◽  
Large N

Abstract We briefly review some of the important developments in the last decade in the theory of multiple M2-branes and $\text{AdS}_4/\text{CFT}_3$ correspondence. Taking the examples of the superconformal index, free energy on $S^3$, and entropy of charged black holes, we illustrate how the large-$N$ limit was studied and the correspondence was checked.

scholarly journals 6d superconformal Cardy formulas

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
June Nahmgoong
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Free Energy ◽  
Superconformal Index ◽  
Angular Momenta

Abstract We study the superconformal index of 6d SCFTs from their ’t Hooft anomalies. In the Cardy limit where the angular momenta on S5 are large, we show that the leading free energy, as well as a few subleading corrections, can be computed from the 6d anomaly polynomials. Our large N free energy accounts for the entropy of supersymmetric black holes in dual AdS7.

scholarly journals Expanding on the Cardy-like limit of the SCI of 4d $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 1 ABCD SCFTs

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Amariti ◽  
Marco Fazzi ◽  
Alessia Segati
Keyword(s):  
Finite Order ◽  
Strong Evidence ◽  
Gravitational Anomaly ◽  
Superconformal Index ◽  
Universal Formula ◽  
Gauge Algebra ◽  
Angular Momenta ◽  
Weakly Coupled

Abstract We study the Cardy-like limit of the superconformal index of generic $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 1 SCFTs with ABCD gauge algebra, providing strong evidence for a universal formula that captures the behavior of the index at finite order in the rank and in the fugacities associated to angular momenta. The formula extends previous results valid at lowest order, and generalizes them to generic SCFTs. We corroborate the validity of our proposal by studying several examples, beyond the well-understood toric class. We compute the index also for models without a weakly-coupled gravity dual, whose gravitational anomaly is not of order one.

scholarly journals Towards the classification of rank-r $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 2 SCFTs. Part I. Twisted partition function and central charge formulae

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Martone
Keyword(s):  
Partition Function ◽  
Central Charge ◽  
Singular Locus ◽  
Companion Paper ◽  
Coulomb Branch ◽  
Energy Limit ◽  
Superconformal Field Theories ◽  
Rank 2 ◽  
Explicit Formulae

Abstract We derive explicit formulae to compute the a and c central charges of four dimensional $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 2 superconformal field theories (SCFTs) directly from Coulomb branch related quantities. The formulae apply at arbitrary rank. We also discover general properties of the low-energy limit behavior of the flavor symmetry of $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 2 SCFTs which culminate with our $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 2 UV-IR simple flavor condition. This is done by determining precisely the relation between the integrand of the partition function of the topologically twisted version of the 4d $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 2 SCFTs and the singular locus of their Coulomb branches. The techniques developed here are extensively applied to many rank-2 SCFTs, including new ones, in a companion paper.This manuscript is dedicated to the memory of Rayshard Brooks, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and the countless black lives taken by US police forces and still awaiting justice. Our hearts are with our colleagues of color who suffer daily the consequences of this racist world.

scholarly journals The ABCDEFG of little strings

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan Haouzi ◽  
Can Kozçaz
Keyword(s):  
Gauge Theory ◽  
Partition Function ◽  
Coulomb Gas ◽  
Conformal Block ◽  
Coulomb Branch ◽  
Quiver Gauge Theory ◽  
Codimension Two ◽  
Type Iib String Theory ◽  
Unified Description ◽  
Formula Type

Abstract Starting from type IIB string theory on an ADE singularity, the (2, 0) little string arises when one takes the string coupling gs to 0. In this setup, we give a unified description of the codimension-two defects of the little string, labeled by a simple Lie algebra $$ \mathfrak{g} $$ g . Geometrically, these are D5 branes wrapping 2-cycles of the singularity, subject to a certain folding operation when the algebra is non simply-laced. Equivalently, the defects are specified by a certain set of weights of $$ {}^L\mathfrak{g} $$ L g , the Langlands dual of $$ \mathfrak{g} $$ g . As a first application, we show that the instanton partition function of the $$ \mathfrak{g} $$ g -type quiver gauge theory on the defect is equal to a 3-point conformal block of the $$ \mathfrak{g} $$ g -type deformed Toda theory in the Coulomb gas formalism. As a second application, we argue that in the (2, 0) CFT limit, the Coulomb branch of the defects flows to a nilpotent orbit of $$ \mathfrak{g} $$ g .

scholarly journals 5d and 4d SCFTs: canonical singularities, trinions and S-dualities

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cyril Closset ◽  
Simone Giacomelli ◽  
Sakura Schäfer-Nameki ◽  
Yi-Nan Wang
Keyword(s):  
String Theory ◽  
Field Theories ◽  
Flavor Symmetry ◽  
Crepant Resolution ◽  
Superconformal Field Theories ◽  
Hypersurface Singularities ◽  
Canonical Singularities ◽  
Type Iib String Theory ◽  
M Theory

Abstract Canonical threefold singularities in M-theory and Type IIB string theory give rise to superconformal field theories (SCFTs) in 5d and 4d, respectively. In this paper, we study canonical hypersurface singularities whose resolutions contain residual terminal singularities and/or 3-cycles. We focus on a certain class of ‘trinion’ singularities which exhibit these properties. In Type IIB, they give rise to 4d $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 2 SCFTs that we call $$ {D}_p^b $$ D p b (G)-trinions, which are marginal gaugings of three SCFTs with G flavor symmetry. In order to understand the 5d physics of these trinion singularities in M-theory, we reduce these 4d and 5d SCFTs to 3d $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 4 theories, thus determining the electric and magnetic quivers (or, more generally, quiverines). In M-theory, residual terminal singularities give rise to free sectors of massless hypermultiplets, which often are discretely gauged. These free sectors appear as ‘ugly’ components of the magnetic quiver of the 5d SCFT. The 3-cycles in the crepant resolution also give rise to free hypermultiplets, but their physics is more subtle, and their presence renders the magnetic quiver ‘bad’. We propose a way to redeem the badness of these quivers using a class $$ \mathcal{S} $$ S realization. We also discover new S-dualities between different $$ {D}_p^b $$ D p b (G)-trinions. For instance, a certain E8 gauging of the E8 Minahan-Nemeschansky theory is S-dual to an E8-shaped Lagrangian quiver SCFT.

scholarly journals Weak gravity bounds in asymptotic string compactifications

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brice Bastian ◽  
Thomas W. Grimm ◽  
Damian van de Heisteeg
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Moduli Space ◽  
Mass Formula ◽  
Complex Structure ◽  
Mass Ratio ◽  
De Sitter ◽  
String Compactifications ◽  
Type Iib String Theory ◽  
Bps States ◽  
Weak Gravity

Abstract We study the charge-to-mass ratios of BPS states in four-dimensional $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 2 supergravities arising from Calabi-Yau threefold compactifications of Type IIB string theory. We present a formula for the asymptotic charge-to-mass ratio valid for all limits in complex structure moduli space. This is achieved by using the sl(2)-structure that emerges in any such limit as described by asymptotic Hodge theory. The asymptotic charge-to-mass formula applies for sl(2)-elementary states that couple to the graviphoton asymptotically. Using this formula, we determine the radii of the ellipsoid that forms the extremality region of electric BPS black holes, which provides us with a general asymptotic bound on the charge-to-mass ratio for these theories. Finally, we comment on how these bounds for the Weak Gravity Conjecture relate to their counterparts in the asymptotic de Sitter Conjecture and Swampland Distance Conjecture.

scholarly journals The large-N limit of the 4d $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 1 superconformal index

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandro Cabo-Bizet ◽  
Davide Cassani ◽  
Dario Martelli ◽  
Sameer Murthy
Keyword(s):  
Effective Action ◽  
Black Hole Solution ◽  
Saddle Points ◽  
Unitary Matrix ◽  
Finite Abelian Groups ◽  
Superconformal Index ◽  
Cubic Form ◽  
Chemical Potentials ◽  
Large N ◽  
Superconformal Theories

Abstract We systematically analyze the large-N limit of the superconformal index of $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 1 superconformal theories having a quiver description. The index of these theories is known in terms of unitary matrix integrals, which we calculate using the recently-developed technique of elliptic extension. This technique allows us to easily evaluate the integral as a sum over saddle points of an effective action in the limit where the rank of the gauge group is infinite. For a generic quiver theory under consideration, we find a special family of saddles whose effective action takes a universal form controlled by the anomaly coefficients of the theory. This family includes the known supersymmetric black hole solution in the holographically dual AdS5 theories. We then analyze the index refined by turning on flavor chemical potentials. We show that, for a certain range of chemical potentials, the effective action again takes a universal cubic form that is controlled by the anomaly coefficients of the theory. Finally, we present a large class of solutions to the saddle-point equations which are labelled by group homomorphisms of finite abelian groups of order N into the torus.

scholarly journals The statistical mechanics of near-extremal black holes

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca V. Iliesiu ◽  
Gustavo J. Turiaci
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Black Hole ◽  
Partition Function ◽  
Gauge Field ◽  
Dimensional Reduction ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Energy Scale ◽  
Fixed Charge ◽  
Extremal Black Hole ◽  
Extremal Black Holes

Abstract An important open question in black hole thermodynamics is about the existence of a “mass gap” between an extremal black hole and the lightest near-extremal state within a sector of fixed charge. In this paper, we reliably compute the partition function of Reissner-Nordström near-extremal black holes at temperature scales comparable to the conjectured gap. We find that the density of states at fixed charge does not exhibit a gap; rather, at the expected gap energy scale, we see a continuum of states. We compute the partition function in the canonical and grand canonical ensembles, keeping track of all the fields appearing through a dimensional reduction on S2 in the near-horizon region. Our calculation shows that the relevant degrees of freedom at low temperatures are those of 2d Jackiw-Teitelboim gravity coupled to the electromagnetic U(1) gauge field and to an SO(3) gauge field generated by the dimensional reduction.

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