BCFT One-point Functions of Coulomb Branch Operators

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Main Authors: Bason, Davide, Di Pietro, Lorenzo, Valandro, Roberto, van Muiden, Jesse
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author Bason, Davide
Di Pietro, Lorenzo
Valandro, Roberto
van Muiden, Jesse
author_facet Bason, Davide
Di Pietro, Lorenzo
Valandro, Roberto
van Muiden, Jesse
contents We show that supersymmetry can be used to compute the BCFT one-point function coefficients for chiral primary operators, in 4d $\mathcal{N}=2$ SCFTs with $\frac{1}{2}$-BPS boundary conditions. The main ingredient is the hemisphere partition function, with the boundary condition on the equatorial $S^3$. A supersymmetric Ward identity relates derivatives with respect to the chiral coupling constants to the insertion of the primaries at the pole of the hemisphere. Exact results for the one-point functions can be then obtained in terms of the localization matrix model. We discuss in detail the example of the super Maxwell theory in the bulk, interacting with 3d $\mathcal{N}=2$ SCFTs on the boundary. In particular we derive the action of the SL(2,$\mathbb{Z}$) duality on the one-point functions.
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spellingShingle BCFT One-point Functions of Coulomb Branch Operators
Bason, Davide
Di Pietro, Lorenzo
Valandro, Roberto
van Muiden, Jesse
High Energy Physics - Theory
We show that supersymmetry can be used to compute the BCFT one-point function coefficients for chiral primary operators, in 4d $\mathcal{N}=2$ SCFTs with $\frac{1}{2}$-BPS boundary conditions. The main ingredient is the hemisphere partition function, with the boundary condition on the equatorial $S^3$. A supersymmetric Ward identity relates derivatives with respect to the chiral coupling constants to the insertion of the primaries at the pole of the hemisphere. Exact results for the one-point functions can be then obtained in terms of the localization matrix model. We discuss in detail the example of the super Maxwell theory in the bulk, interacting with 3d $\mathcal{N}=2$ SCFTs on the boundary. In particular we derive the action of the SL(2,$\mathbb{Z}$) duality on the one-point functions.
title BCFT One-point Functions of Coulomb Branch Operators
topic High Energy Physics - Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.17888