Title:
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Wilson loops in antisymmetric representations from localization in supersymmetric gauge theories
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Author:
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Russo, J. G. (Jorge Guillermo); Zarembo, Konstantin
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Universitat de Barcelona |
Abstract:
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Large-N phase transitions occurring in massive N=2 theories can be probed by Wilson loops in large antisymmetric representations. The logarithm of the Wilson loop is effectively described by the free energy of a Fermi distribution and exhibits second-order phase transitions (discontinuities in the second derivatives) as the size of representation varies. We illustrate the general features of antisymmetric Wilson loops on a number of examples where the phase transitions are known to occur: N=2 SQCD with various mass arrangements and N=2∗ theory. As a byproduct, we solve planar N=2 SQCD with three independent mass parameters. This model has two effective mass scales and undergoes two phase transitions. |
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-Simetria (Física) -Teoria de camps (Física) -Symmetry (Physics) -Field theory (Physics) |
Rights:
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(c) World Scientific Publishing, 2018
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Document type:
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Article Article - Accepted version |
Published by:
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World Scientific Publishing
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