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Giant Gravitons in Conformal Field Theory

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Giant gravitons in AdS_5 x S^5, and its orbifolds, have a dual field theory representation as states created by chiral primary operators. We argue that these operators are not single-trace operators in the conformal field theory, but rather are determinants and subdeterminants of scalar fields; the stringy exclusion principle applies to these operators. Evidence for this identification comes from three sources: (a) topological considerations in orbifolds, (b) computation of protected correlators using free field theory and (c) a Matrix model argument. The last argument applies to AdS_7 x S^4 and the dual (2,0) theory, where we use algebraic aspects of the fuzzy 4-sphere to compute the expectation value of a giant graviton operator along the Coulomb branch of the theory.

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Moduli Spaces in CFT: Large Charge Operators

hep-th · 2024-06-27 · unverdicted · novelty 7.0

CFTs with broken continuous global symmetry on the moduli space require a tower of charged local operators whose scaling dimensions are asymptotically linear in the charge.

Controlled Chaos in 4D SCFTs

hep-th · 2026-06-22 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

Orbifolds of N=4 SYM produce SCFTs whose dilatation operator in a subsector is realized by a tunable spin chain whose eigenvalue statistics exhibit chaos for specific marginal couplings.

(Un)solvable Matrix Models for BPS Correlators

hep-th · 2025-08-27 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

Proposes complex matrix models for BPS correlators in N=4 SYM, relating eigenvalue distributions to LLM droplet shapes and enabling computations of one-point functions and three-point correlators via reductions to known models.

Open-Closed-Open Triality Beyond Matrix Models

hep-th · 2026-05-04 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

Two open-string descriptions of branes on the resolved conifold are equivalent; integrating out one stack yields an effective potential that reproduces the backreaction and matches giant-graviton actions on the deformed conifold.

On the Universality of Probe Complexity in $\mathcal{N}=4$ SYM

hep-th · 2026-06-19 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

Protected and few-body sectors in N=4 SYM exhibit integrable Krylov dynamics with a_n=2Mg and b_n→Mg, insufficient for testing gravitational universality of complexity growth; a finite-density program is proposed to test dependence only on coarse thermodynamic data.

Holographic two-point functions of heavy operators revisited

hep-th · 2026-03-30 · conditional · novelty 4.0

Holographic two-point functions of heavy operators are reproduced by adding boundary terms to the D3-brane action and by the Gibbons-Hawking-York term in LLM backgrounds, but only in coordinate dependence and without normalization.

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  • Moduli Spaces in CFT: Large Charge Operators hep-th · 2024-06-27 · unverdicted · none · ref 77 · internal anchor

    CFTs with broken continuous global symmetry on the moduli space require a tower of charged local operators whose scaling dimensions are asymptotically linear in the charge.

  • Controlled Chaos in 4D SCFTs hep-th · 2026-06-22 · unverdicted · none · ref 125 · internal anchor

    Orbifolds of N=4 SYM produce SCFTs whose dilatation operator in a subsector is realized by a tunable spin chain whose eigenvalue statistics exhibit chaos for specific marginal couplings.

  • (Un)solvable Matrix Models for BPS Correlators hep-th · 2025-08-27 · unverdicted · none · ref 134 · internal anchor

    Proposes complex matrix models for BPS correlators in N=4 SYM, relating eigenvalue distributions to LLM droplet shapes and enabling computations of one-point functions and three-point correlators via reductions to known models.

  • Open-Closed-Open Triality Beyond Matrix Models hep-th · 2026-05-04 · unverdicted · none · ref 30

    Two open-string descriptions of branes on the resolved conifold are equivalent; integrating out one stack yields an effective potential that reproduces the backreaction and matches giant-graviton actions on the deformed conifold.

  • On the Universality of Probe Complexity in $\mathcal{N}=4$ SYM hep-th · 2026-06-19 · unverdicted · none · ref 39 · internal anchor

    Protected and few-body sectors in N=4 SYM exhibit integrable Krylov dynamics with a_n=2Mg and b_n→Mg, insufficient for testing gravitational universality of complexity growth; a finite-density program is proposed to test dependence only on coarse thermodynamic data.

  • Holographic two-point functions of heavy operators revisited hep-th · 2026-03-30 · conditional · none · ref 9 · internal anchor

    Holographic two-point functions of heavy operators are reproduced by adding boundary terms to the D3-brane action and by the Gibbons-Hawking-York term in LLM backgrounds, but only in coordinate dependence and without normalization.

  • Higher-Trace Operators and Cut Diagrammatics in the Conformal Block Expansion hep-th · 2026-06-17 · unreviewed · ref 41 · internal anchor