We discuss the holographic counterpart of a recent conjecture regarding R-symmetric RG flows in four-dimensional supersymmetric field theories. In such theories, a quantity τU can be defined at the fixed points which was conjectured in [1] to be larger in the UV than in the IR, τU UV>τU IR. We analyze this conjecture from a dual supergravity perspective: using some general properties of domain wall solutions dual to R-symmetric RG flows, we define a bulk quantity which interpolates between the correct τ U at the UV and IR fixed points, and study its monotonicity properties in a class of examples. We find a monotonic behavior for theories flowing to an interacting IR fixed point. For gapped theories, the monotonicity is still valid up to a finite value of the radial coordinate where the function vanishes, reflecting the gap scale of the field theory. © 2013 SISSA, Trieste, Italy.
Holographic R-symmetric flows and the τ_U conjecture / Bertolini, M.; Di Pietro, L.; Porri, F.. - In: JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS. - ISSN 1029-8479. - 2013:8(2013), pp. 1-16. [10.1007/JHEP08(2013)071]
Holographic R-symmetric flows and the τ_U conjecture
Bertolini, M.;
2013-01-01
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We discuss the holographic counterpart of a recent conjecture regarding R-symmetric RG flows in four-dimensional supersymmetric field theories. In such theories, a quantity τU can be defined at the fixed points which was conjectured in [1] to be larger in the UV than in the IR, τU UV>τU IR. We analyze this conjecture from a dual supergravity perspective: using some general properties of domain wall solutions dual to R-symmetric RG flows, we define a bulk quantity which interpolates between the correct τ U at the UV and IR fixed points, and study its monotonicity properties in a class of examples. We find a monotonic behavior for theories flowing to an interacting IR fixed point. For gapped theories, the monotonicity is still valid up to a finite value of the radial coordinate where the function vanishes, reflecting the gap scale of the field theory. © 2013 SISSA, Trieste, Italy.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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