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From correlation functions to Wilson loops

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We start with an n-point correlation function in a conformal gauge theory. We show that a special limit produces a polygonal Wilson loop with $n$ sides. The limit takes the $n$ points towards the vertices of a null polygonal Wilson loop such that successive distances $x^2_{i,i+1} \to 0$. This produces a fast moving particle that generates a "frame" for the Wilson loop. We explain in detail how the limit is approached, including some subtle effects from the propagation of a fast moving particle in the full interacting theory. We perform perturbative checks by doing explicit computations in N=4 super-Yang-Mills.

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hep-th 4

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2026 2 2025 2

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Energy-Energy Correlator from the AdS Virasoro-Shapiro Amplitude

hep-th · 2026-01-08 · unverdicted · novelty 8.0

A precise mapping from the world-sheet integral of the AdS Virasoro-Shapiro amplitude to the energy-energy correlator in strongly coupled N=4 SYM, with explicit flat-space and first curvature correction terms.

Loops and legs: ABJM amplitudes from $f$-graphs

hep-th · 2026-01-29 · unverdicted · novelty 7.0

ABJM amplitudes of arbitrary multiplicity and loop order can be reconstructed from squared amplitudes encoded in a permutation-symmetric generating function of planar f-graphs.

Leading singularities and chambers of Correlahedron

hep-th · 2025-05-14 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

Four-loop four-point correlator integrand in planar N=4 SYM decomposes into chamber forms identical to three loops times local integrands, with leading singularities as linear combinations of those forms and a diagonalized pure-function representation including one pure elliptic integrand.

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  • Energy-Energy Correlator from the AdS Virasoro-Shapiro Amplitude hep-th · 2026-01-08 · unverdicted · none · ref 53 · internal anchor

    A precise mapping from the world-sheet integral of the AdS Virasoro-Shapiro amplitude to the energy-energy correlator in strongly coupled N=4 SYM, with explicit flat-space and first curvature correction terms.

  • Loops and legs: ABJM amplitudes from $f$-graphs hep-th · 2026-01-29 · unverdicted · none · ref 21 · internal anchor

    ABJM amplitudes of arbitrary multiplicity and loop order can be reconstructed from squared amplitudes encoded in a permutation-symmetric generating function of planar f-graphs.

  • Notes on off-shell conformal integrals and correlation functions at five points hep-th · 2025-12-26 · conditional · none · ref 5 · internal anchor

    A basis of six uniform-transcendental five-point off-shell conformal integrals is constructed and mapped to known families, yielding symbol-level two-loop results for half-BPS correlators.

  • Leading singularities and chambers of Correlahedron hep-th · 2025-05-14 · unverdicted · none · ref 10 · internal anchor

    Four-loop four-point correlator integrand in planar N=4 SYM decomposes into chamber forms identical to three loops times local integrands, with leading singularities as linear combinations of those forms and a diagonalized pure-function representation including one pure elliptic integrand.