We study the Bethe Ansatz formula for the superconformal index, in the case of 4d N = 4 super-Yang-Mills with gauge group SU(N). We observe that not all solutions to the Bethe Ansatz Equations (BAEs) contribute to the index, and thus formulate “reduced BAEs” such that all and only their solutions contribute. We then propose, sharpening a conjecture of Arabi Ardehali et al., that there is a one-to-one correspondence between branches of solutions to the reduced BAEs and vacua of the 4d N = 1* theory. We test the proposal in the case of SU(2) and SU(3). In the case of SU(3), we confirm that there is a continuous family of solutions, whose contribution to the index is non-vanishing.

Superconformal index of low-rank gauge theories via the Bethe Ansatz / Benini, F.; Rizi, G.. - In: JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS. - ISSN 1029-8479. - 2021:5(2021), pp. 1-22. [10.1007/JHEP05(2021)061]

Superconformal index of low-rank gauge theories via the Bethe Ansatz

Benini, F.
;
Rizi, G.
2021-01-01

Abstract

We study the Bethe Ansatz formula for the superconformal index, in the case of 4d N = 4 super-Yang-Mills with gauge group SU(N). We observe that not all solutions to the Bethe Ansatz Equations (BAEs) contribute to the index, and thus formulate “reduced BAEs” such that all and only their solutions contribute. We then propose, sharpening a conjecture of Arabi Ardehali et al., that there is a one-to-one correspondence between branches of solutions to the reduced BAEs and vacua of the 4d N = 1* theory. We test the proposal in the case of SU(2) and SU(3). In the case of SU(3), we confirm that there is a continuous family of solutions, whose contribution to the index is non-vanishing.
2021
2021
5
1
22
61
10.1007/JHEP05(2021)061
https://arxiv.org/abs/2102.03638
Benini, F.; Rizi, G.
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