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An Exact Prediction of N=4 SUSYM Theory for String Theory

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We propose that the expectation value of a circular BPS-Wilson loop in N=4 SUSYM can be calculated exactly, to all orders in a 1/N expansion and to all orders in g^2 N. Using the AdS/CFT duality, this result yields a prediction of the value of the string amplitude with a circular boundary to all orders in alpha' and to all orders in g_s. We then compare this result with string theory. We find that the gauge theory calculation, for large g^2 N and to all orders in the 1/N^2 expansion does agree with the leading string theory calculation, to all orders in g_s and to lowest order in alpha'. We also find a relation between the expectation value of any closed smooth Wilson loop and the loop related to it by an inversion that takes a point along the loop to infinity, and compare this result, again successfully, with string theory.

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hep-th 4

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2026 3 2025 1

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UNVERDICTED 4

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Bubbling wormholes and matrix models

hep-th · 2025-12-31 · unverdicted · novelty 7.0

Sums over representations of half-BPS Wilson loops in SYM matrix models are dual to bubbling wormhole geometries of multi-covered AdS5 x S5 with intersecting S4 boundaries.

Group character averages via a single Laguerre

hep-th · 2026-02-17 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

Generic sum rules express arbitrary traces through convolutions of a single Laguerre polynomial for group character averages in Gaussian matrix models.

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  • Bubbling wormholes and matrix models hep-th · 2025-12-31 · unverdicted · none · ref 10 · internal anchor

    Sums over representations of half-BPS Wilson loops in SYM matrix models are dual to bubbling wormhole geometries of multi-covered AdS5 x S5 with intersecting S4 boundaries.

  • Strong-coupling results in (non-)conformal $\mathcal{N}=2$ theories with fundamental flavors hep-th · 2026-05-15 · unverdicted · none · ref 41 · internal anchor

    Localization matrix models yield resummed strong-coupling expressions for observables in N=2 theories with antisymmetric and fundamental matter, using an effective 't Hooft coupling at large N.

  • Wilson loop in AdS$_3 \times S^3 \times T^4$ from quantum M2 brane hep-th · 2026-03-26 · unverdicted · none · ref 26 · internal anchor

    The 1-loop M2-brane partition function for the Wilson loop in AdS3 x S3 x T4 equals kappa over sqrt(2 pi) with no higher-genus string corrections.

  • Group character averages via a single Laguerre hep-th · 2026-02-17 · unverdicted · none · ref 5 · internal anchor

    Generic sum rules express arbitrary traces through convolutions of a single Laguerre polynomial for group character averages in Gaussian matrix models.