The two-loop dilatation operator of N=4 super Yang-Mills theory in the SO(6) sector

Jun, 2011
16 pages
Published in:
  • JHEP 12 (2011) 075
e-Print:
Report number:
  • HU-EP-11-25,
  • QMUL-PH-11-09,
  • NSF-KITP-11-101

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Abstract: (arXiv)
The dilatation operator of planar N=4 super Yang-Mills in the pure scalar SO(6) sector is derived at the two-loop order. Representation theory allows for eight free coefficients in an ansatz for the corresponding spin-chain hamiltonian acting on three adjacent scalar states. While four out of these follow from the known SU(2|3) sector two-loop dilatation operator, the remaining four coefficients are derived by diagrammatic techniques and a match to the known dimension of a length three primary operator. Finally, comments upon the use of this result for the evaluation of three-point structure functions of scalar operators at the one-loop order are given.
Note:
  • 16 pages, 5 figures
  • supersymmetry: 4
  • operator: dilation
  • operator: scalar
  • operator: primary
  • gauge field theory: Yang-Mills
  • spin: chain
  • SO(6)
  • structure function