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The Dilatation Operator of N=4 Super Yang-Mills Theory and Integrability

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The dilatation generator measures the scaling dimensions of local operators in a conformal field theory. In this thesis we consider the example of maximally supersymmetric gauge theory in four dimensions and develop and extend techniques to derive, investigate and apply the dilatation operator. We construct the dilatation operator by purely algebraic means: Relying on the symmetry algebra and structural properties of Feynman diagrams we are able to bypass involved, higher-loop field theory computations. In this way we obtain the complete one-loop dilatation operator and the planar, three-loop deformation in an interesting subsector. These results allow us to address the issue of integrability within a planar four-dimensional gauge theory: We prove that the complete dilatation generator is integrable at one-loop and present the corresponding Bethe ansatz. We furthermore argue that integrability extends to three-loops and beyond. Assuming that it holds indeed, we finally construct a novel spin chain model at five-loops and propose a Bethe ansatz which might be valid at arbitrary loop-order! We illustrate the use of our technology in several examples and also present two key applications for the AdS/CFT correspondence.

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Two roads to fortuity in ABJM theory

hep-th · 2025-12-29 · unverdicted · novelty 7.0

Enumerates 244 fortuitous operators in ABJM theory and identifies a truncation matching the BMN subsector of N=4 SYM to lift an infinite tower of representatives.

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.

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  • Two roads to fortuity in ABJM theory hep-th · 2025-12-29 · unverdicted · none · ref 64 · internal anchor

    Enumerates 244 fortuitous operators in ABJM theory and identifies a truncation matching the BMN subsector of N=4 SYM to lift an infinite tower of representatives.

  • Controlled Chaos in 4D SCFTs hep-th · 2026-06-22 · unverdicted · none · ref 90 · 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.

  • Finite scalar field theory with SU(1,1) spacetime symmetry from near-BPS limits of $\mathcal{N}=4$ SYM hep-th · 2026-05-22 · unverdicted · none · ref 31 · internal anchor

    A non-Lorentzian scalar QFT with SU(1,1) symmetry obtained from N=4 SYM is finite at all orders in perturbation theory.

  • (Un)solvable Matrix Models for BPS Correlators hep-th · 2025-08-27 · unverdicted · none · ref 40 · 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.