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arxiv: 2508.20094 · v2 · submitted 2025-08-27 · ✦ hep-th

(Un)solvable Matrix Models for BPS Correlators

Prokopii Anempodistov , Adolfo Holguin , Vladimir Kazakov , Harish Murali This is my paper

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keywords matrix modelsBPS correlatorsN=4 SYMLLM geometryhuge operatorsone-point functionsgiant gravitons
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Complex matrix models compute protected BPS correlators in N=4 SYM and connect their eigenvalues to LLM droplet shapes.

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The paper proposes a family of complex matrix models to calculate the protected two- and three-point correlation functions of half-BPS operators in N=4 super Yang-Mills theory. This framework directly relates the eigenvalue density of these models for huge operators, those with scaling dimension around N squared, to the droplet shapes in the dual Lin-Lunin-Maldacena geometries. Such a relation makes it possible to compute one-point functions of light chiral primary operators in generic LLM backgrounds and to match results from supergravity calculations. The approach also handles correlators involving giant probes and reduces certain three-operator correlators to established solvable models like the Potts model or the O(n) model on random graphs.

Core claim

The authors introduce complex matrix models that evaluate protected correlation functions in N=4 SYM. For huge half-BPS operators, the eigenvalue distribution in the matrix model corresponds to the shape of droplets in the LLM geometry. This allows computation of one-point functions of light probes matching supergravity results, a large N formalism for giant probes, and explicit calculation of three-point functions by mapping to Potts or O(n) models.

What carries the argument

A family of complex matrix models whose eigenvalue density encodes the LLM droplet shapes for huge half-BPS operators.

If this is right

  • One-point functions of light chiral primaries can be computed in arbitrary LLM backgrounds using the matrix model eigenvalue distributions.
  • Correlators of three huge half-BPS operators of exponential type reduce to the Potts model or O(n) model on planar graphs.
  • A large N formalism applies to one-point functions of giant graviton probes in LLM backgrounds.
  • The correlators of quarter-BPS and eighth-BPS coherent state operators relate to the Eguchi-Kawai reduction of the Principal Chiral Model in two and three dimensions.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • If the matrix model approach holds, it could offer a computational tool for studying backreaction effects in LLM geometries beyond the supergravity limit.
  • Similar matrix model constructions might apply to other protected sectors or to higher-point functions in the same theory.
  • The reduction to known models suggests potential integrability connections that could be explored further.

Load-bearing premise

The complex matrix models precisely capture the protected correlators of the huge half-BPS operators, with their eigenvalue densities matching LLM droplet shapes without operator-specific corrections.

What would settle it

A mismatch between the matrix model eigenvalue density for a specific huge operator, such as a coherent state, and the corresponding LLM droplet shape in the dual geometry would disprove the direct correspondence.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2508.20094 by Adolfo Holguin, Harish Murali, Prokopii Anempodistov, Vladimir Kazakov.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: Left: Young tableau consisting of m large rectangular blocks. We parametrize it by the heights of the blocks Li and by their lenghts Ki . Right: An LLM droplet corresponding to this Young tableau (we take the case of 2 rectangular blocks for simplicity). We parametrize the annuli by their inner radii Ri and their outer radii ri . See the paragraph below on the general YT for the expression for ri and Ri in… view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: Two-dimensional density of eigenvalues ρD(z, z¯), corresponding to the Schur polynomial operator with rectangular Young tableau with N rows and N columns, and it’s projection onto the x-axis. Note, that this x-distribution agrees with the one obtained in [68]. 3.2 Exponential operators The two-point correlator of exponential operators (3) takes the form of the partition function of the complex matrix model… view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: Shapes of domains D (droplets) for different regimes in the complex matrix model: a) Blue: subcritical r = (rc − 0.1), τ = 0.4; b) Orange: critical r = rc, τ = 0.4; c) Red: supercritical (forming intersections) r = (rc + 0.118), τ = 0.4; Green: “astroid” r = rc, τ = 0. 3.3 Coherent states Another interesting class of half-BPS states are those generated via coherent states [22,29,31]. This class of states i… view at source ↗
Figure 4
Figure 4. Figure 4: Shapes of domain D (droplet) for the double-critical regime m = 3 given by the curve (38). Notice that the beaks (on the top and bottom) are less pronounced than in the m = 2 case. particular droplet shape is not well defined – many Λ’s can lead to the same shape. A trivial example is the following: the moments tr Λn are the same when eigenvalues of Λ are uniformly distributed inside a disc of any radius. … view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: The support of eigenvalue distribution for the coherent state ( [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p020_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6: Support of the eigenvalues (shown in blue) for two coherent states, whose Λ eigenvalue [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p021_6.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 7. Figure 7: Correspondence between the block matrices [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p031_7.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 8. Figure 8: Two solutions of the discretized SPEs for [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p036_8.png] view at source ↗
Figure 9
Figure 9. Figure 9: A series of conformal maps x → z → w that brings the x-SPE (99) to the nice form (101) in w. The cuts in the resolvent are denoted in blue. it is related to the density ρ(x) via f(w) = z(w) ˆ dξ ρ(x(ξ))x ′ (ξ) z(w) − ξ  + 1 γ − (α − β) 2 16z(w) 2 + β 2 − α 2 8z(w) , where x(ξ) and z(w) are defined in (100). With these definitions, the SPE for x is now converted into the following simple equation f(w + iϵ… view at source ↗
Figure 10
Figure 10. Figure 10: Eigenvalue densities of F(z) for N K = 1. The blue dots are from the solution of the discretized saddle point equations with N = K = 250 and the solid lines are analytic densities derived above Imposing the correct behavior at w = ±1 gives us c2 = 4α 2 3 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p039_10.png] view at source ↗
Figure 11
Figure 11. Figure 11: Behavior of the free energy W as a function of α and g. The red dot here is the position of the critical point. The value of the correlator for given α and g is given by C = e N2W. For a fixed α, increasing g we reach a critical line g = gc(α), on which A = 0, i.e. at this line, the two cuts ([A, B] and [−B, −A]) of the resolvent in the unphysical Riemann sheets touch. After this line, the physical soluti… view at source ↗
Figure 12
Figure 12. Figure 12: The critical line gc(α). The red dot is the critical point (αc, gc(αc)). The density of eigenvalues π(z) behaves as follows outside and at the critical line: 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 z 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 π(z) (a) The density π(z) on the critical line outside of the critical point. Here α = 0.1. 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 z 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 π(z) (b) The density π(z) at the critical point. He… view at source ↗
Figure 13
Figure 13. Figure 13: Comparison of the density of states π(z) on the critical line outside and at the critical point. From the explicit free energy of the model (118) we can see that in the critical regime [56,57] ∂ 2 ∂g2W ∼ (gc − g) 1 5 . (124) It corresponds to the non-critical string theory in terms of the Liouville CFT coupled to a matter field with the central charge cm = 4/5 and the string susceptibility γstr = −1/5 [28… view at source ↗
Figure 14
Figure 14. Figure 14: Two-dimensional density of eigenvalues ρD(z, z¯), corresponding to the Schur polynomial operator with rectangular Young tableau with N/2 rows and N columns, and its projection onto the x-axis. General YT Let YT consist of m rectangles, see [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p060_14.png] view at source ↗
Figure 15
Figure 15. Figure 15: Plots of critical parameters for the (first order) cusp at [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p061_15.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 16. Figure 16: Shapes of the domain at first order and second order criticality for the cubic potential. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p062_16.png] view at source ↗
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We propose and study a family of complex matrix models computing the protected two- and three-point correlation functions in $\mathcal{N}=4$ SYM. Our description allows us to directly relate the eigenvalue density of the matrix model for ``Huge" operators with $ \Delta \sim N^2$ to the shape of droplets in the dual Lin-Lunin-Maldacena (LLM) geometry. We demonstrate how to determine the eigenvalue distribution for various choices of operators such as those of exponential, character, or coherent state type, which then allows us to efficiently compute one-point functions of light chiral primaries in generic LLM backgrounds. In particular, we successfully match the results for light probes with the supergravity calculations of Skenderis and Taylor. We provide a large $N$ formalism for one-point functions of ``Giant" probes, such as operators dual to giant graviton branes in LLM backgrounds, and explicitly apply it for particular backgrounds. We also explicitly compute the correlator of three huge half-BPS operators of exponential type and stacks of determinant operators by reducing them to the known matrix model problems such as the Potts or $O(n)$ model on random planar graphs. Finally, we point out a curious relation between the correlators of $\frac{1}{4}$-BPS and $\frac{1}{8}$-BPS coherent state operators and the Eguchi-Kawai reduction of the Principal Chiral Model in $2D$ and $3D$ correspondingly.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript proposes a family of complex matrix models to compute protected two- and three-point correlation functions of half-BPS operators in N=4 SYM. It claims a direct relation between the large-N eigenvalue density for huge operators (Δ ∼ N²) and the droplet shapes in the dual LLM geometry, derives distributions for exponential/character/coherent-state operators, matches Skenderis-Taylor supergravity results for light probes, gives a large-N formalism for giant probes, reduces certain three-point functions to the Potts and O(n) models, and notes links to Eguchi-Kawai reductions of principal chiral models.

Significance. If the central claims are established, the work supplies an efficient matrix-model route to exact large-N results for BPS correlators in LLM backgrounds, enabling direct gauge-theory/supergravity comparisons for heavy operators and explicit reductions to known solvable models. The reported matching with Skenderis-Taylor one-point functions and the Potts-model reduction constitute concrete technical strengths.

major comments (2)
  1. [§4] §4 (LLM droplet mapping): The asserted direct identification of the matrix-model eigenvalue density with the LLM droplet profile for huge operators is load-bearing for the central claim, yet the derivation of the measure and the precise dictionary (including any operator-dependent normalization or 1/N corrections) is not shown explicitly for the exponential, character, and coherent-state cases; without this, the mapping risks being affected by rescalings that would alter the geometric identification even if the correlators themselves are correct.
  2. [§5.2] §5.2 (Giant probes): The large-N formalism for one-point functions of giant probes is presented as a direct application of the matrix model, but the paper does not demonstrate that the saddle-point or eigenvalue distribution remains free of additional operator-specific factors when the probe is a determinant or giant-graviton operator; this step is required to support the claimed efficiency for generic LLM backgrounds.
minor comments (2)
  1. [§3] Notation for the complex matrix model measure (e.g., the precise form of the potential and the integration contour) is introduced without a dedicated appendix or explicit comparison to the standard Hermitian case; a short clarifying paragraph would improve readability.
  2. [§6] The reduction of the three-huge-operator correlator to the Potts model is stated to follow from known results, but the precise change of variables or identification of the coupling constants is only sketched; adding one explicit equation would make the step self-contained.

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We thank the referee for their careful reading of our manuscript and for the constructive major comments. We address each point below and have revised the manuscript to provide the requested explicit derivations and clarifications.

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  1. Referee: [§4] §4 (LLM droplet mapping): The asserted direct identification of the matrix-model eigenvalue density with the LLM droplet profile for huge operators is load-bearing for the central claim, yet the derivation of the measure and the precise dictionary (including any operator-dependent normalization or 1/N corrections) is not shown explicitly for the exponential, character, and coherent-state cases; without this, the mapping risks being affected by rescalings that would alter the geometric identification even if the correlators themselves are correct.

    Authors: We agree that the explicit steps connecting the correlator measure to the eigenvalue density and the LLM dictionary merit more detail. The original derivation in §3 starts from the general expression for the protected correlators, which directly yields the matrix-model measure for each operator class (exponential, character, coherent-state). The normalization is fixed by the total number of eigenvalues equaling N and by the operator dimension Δ ∼ N², with the support of the density identified with the LLM droplet via the standard coordinate rescaling that preserves the area. To address the concern about possible rescalings and 1/N corrections, we have added an expanded subsection in the revised §4 that computes the density explicitly for each operator type, demonstrates that the leading large-N profile is insensitive to subleading normalizations, and confirms the geometric dictionary remains unaltered. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [§5.2] §5.2 (Giant probes): The large-N formalism for one-point functions of giant probes is presented as a direct application of the matrix model, but the paper does not demonstrate that the saddle-point or eigenvalue distribution remains free of additional operator-specific factors when the probe is a determinant or giant-graviton operator; this step is required to support the claimed efficiency for generic LLM backgrounds.

    Authors: We thank the referee for highlighting this point. The large-N saddle-point analysis for giant probes follows from the same complex matrix model as the huge operators, with the determinant or giant-graviton insertion entering only through a modification of the effective potential; no additional operator-dependent prefactors appear in the saddle-point equation beyond the standard Vandermonde repulsion and the background potential. In the revised manuscript we have inserted an explicit saddle-point calculation for a representative determinant operator in a generic LLM background, showing that the resulting eigenvalue distribution is determined solely by the background droplet and the probe’s charge, thereby supporting the efficiency claim for arbitrary LLM geometries. revision: yes

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full rationale

The paper proposes complex matrix models for protected correlators and relates eigenvalue densities to LLM droplets. It matches results to external supergravity calculations (Skenderis-Taylor) and reduces three-point functions to established models like Potts or O(n) on random graphs. These steps use external references and standard techniques rather than self-defining the outputs from inputs. The eigenvalue-to-droplet dictionary is presented as a direct consequence of the model construction without evidence of operator-specific fitting that reduces to the input by construction. No load-bearing self-citations or ansatze smuggled via prior work by the same authors are identified in the derivation chain. The central claims remain independently verifiable against the cited external benchmarks.

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The proposal relies on standard large N matrix model techniques and AdS/CFT dictionary assumptions without introducing many new free parameters or entities in the abstract.

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  • domain assumption Protected correlators in N=4 SYM can be captured by complex matrix models whose eigenvalue density maps to LLM droplet geometry.
    Invoked in the proposal for relating matrix models to dual geometry.

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