Defect CFT in the 6d (2,0) theory from M2 brane dynamics in AdS₇ S^4
From MaRDI portal
Publication:2215387
Operator algebra methods applied to problems in quantum theory (81R15) String and superstring theories; other extended objects (e.g., branes) in quantum field theory (81T30) Anomalies in quantum field theory (81T50) Geometrodynamics and the holographic principle (83E05) String and superstring theories in gravitational theory (83E30)
Abstract: Surface operators in the 6d (2,0) theory at large have a holographic description in terms of M2 branes probing the AdS M-theory background. The most symmetric, 1/2-BPS, operator is defined over a planar or spherical surface, and it preserves a 2d superconformal group. This includes, in particular, an subgroup of 2d conformal transformations, so that the surface operator may be viewed as a conformal defect in the 6d theory. The dual M2 brane has an AdS induced geometry, reflecting the 2d conformal symmetry. Here we use the holographic description to extract the defect CFT data associated to the surface operator. The spectrum of transverse fluctuations of the M2 brane is found to be in one-to-one correspondence with a protected multiplet of operator insertions on the surface, which includes the displacement operator. We compute the one-loop determinants of fluctuations of the M2 brane, and extract the conformal anomaly coefficient of the spherical surface to order . We also briefly discuss the RG flow from the non-supersymmetric to the 1/2-BPS defect operator, and its consistency with a "-theorem" for the defect CFT. Starting with the M2 brane action, we then use AdS Witten diagrams to compute the 4-point functions of the elementary bosonic insertions on the surface operator, and extract some of the defect CFT data from the OPE. The 4-point function is shown to satisfy superconformal Ward identities, and we discuss a related subsector of "twisted" scalar insertions, whose correlation functions are constrained by the residual superconformal symmetry.
Recommendations
Cites work
- \(\mathcal{W}\) symmetry in six dimensions
- \(\mathrm{AdS}_{3} \times S^3\) tree-level correlators: hidden six-dimensional conformal symmetry
- \(R^4\) terms in 11 dimensions and conformal anomaly of \((2,0)\) theory
- `No-force' condition and BPS combinations of p-branes in 11 and 10 dimensions
- A sketch of Lie superalgebra theory
- AdS description of induced higher-spin gauge theory
- AdS\(_3\) OM theory and the self-dual string or membranes ending on the five-brane
- All tree-level correlators in \(\mathrm{AdS}_{5} \times S_{5}\) supergravity: hidden ten-dimensional conformal symmetry
- Anomaly matching and a Hopf-Wess-Zumino term in six-dimensional, N=(2,0) field theories
- Anomaly polynomial of general 6D SCFTs
- Bootstrapping line defects in \(\mathcal{N} = 2\) theories
- Bootstrapping the half-BPS line defect
- Central charges of 2d superconformal defects
- Chern-Simons theory from M5-branes and calibrated M2-branes
- Comments on gluon scattering amplitudes via AdS/CFT
- Conformal anomaly c-coefficients of superconformal 6d theories
- Conformal anomaly of submanifold observables in AdS/CFT correspondence
- Correlation functions and massive Kaluza-Klein modes in the AdS/CFT correspondence
- Correlation functions in the \(\text{CFT}_d/\text{AdS}_{d+1}\) correspondence
- Correlators on non-supersymmetric Wilson line in \( \mathcal{N}=4 \) SYM and $\mathrm{AdS}_2/\mathrm{CFT}_{1}$
- Defects in conformal field theory
- Entanglement entropy, trace anomalies and holography
- Entropy of near-extremal black p-branes
- Exact half-BPS flux solutions in M-theory. II. Global solutions asymptotic to \(\mathrm{AdS}_7\times S^{4}\)
- Exact results for the entanglement entropy and the energy radiated by a quark
- Excited states of one-dimensional defect CFTs from the quantum spectral curve
- Generalized quark-antiquark potential at weak and strong coupling
- Green-Schwarz string in \(\text{AdS}_5\times S^5\): Semiclassical partition function
- Half-BPS Wilson loop and \(\mathrm{AdS}_{2}/\mathrm{CFT}_{1}\)
- Heat kernel expansion: user's manual
- Holographic entanglement entropy from probe M-theory branes
- Holographic four-point functions in the (2, 0) theory
- How to succeed at holographic correlators without really trying
- scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1528192 (Why is no real title available?)
- Irreversibility in quantum field theories with boundaries
- M5-branes and Wilson surfaces
- Magnetic interactions of D-branes and Wess-Zumino terms in super Yang-Mills effective actions
- Membrany corrections to the string anti-string potential in M5-brane theory.
- More exact results in the Wilson loop defect CFT: bulk-defect OPE, nonplanar corrections and quantum spectral curve
- Non-supersymmetric Wilson loop in \( \mathcal{N}=4 \) SYM and defect 1d CFT
- On superconformal four-point Mellin amplitudes in dimension \(d>2\)
- One loop tests of higher spin AdS/CFT
- Open \(p\)-branes
- Order \(1/N^3\) corrections to the conformal anomaly of the \((2,0)\) theory in six dimensions
- Partial non-renormalisation of the stress-tensor four-point function in N=4 SYM and AdS/CFT
- Probing \(\mathcal N = 4\) SYM with surface operators
- Recursion relations in Witten diagrams and conformal partial waves
- Rényi entropy and conformal defects
- Six-dimensional tensionless strings in the large \(N\) limit
- Spectral functions and zeta functions in hyperbolic spaces
- Stringy corrections to the Wilson loop in \(\mathcal N=4\) super Yang-Mills theory.
- Superconformal surfaces in four dimensions
- Superconformal ward identities and their solution
- Supergravity one-loop corrections on \(\mathrm{AdS}_{7}\) and \(\mathrm{AdS}_{3}\), higher spins and AdS/CFT
- The holographic Weyl anomaly
- The Wilson loop CFT: insertion dimensions and structure constants from wavy lines
- Theta-terms in nonlinear sigma-models
- Towards a \(C\)-theorem in defect CFT
- Wilson loop renormalization group flows
- Wilson Loops in Large<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mi mathvariant="italic">N</mml:mi></mml:math>Field Theories
- Wilson surface central charge from holographic entanglement entropy
- Writing CFT correlation functions as AdS scattering amplitudes
Cited in
(41)- Wilson surfaces in M5-branes
- Five-dimensional non-Lorentzian conformal field theories and their relation to six-dimensions
- From \(\mathcal{N} = 4\) super-Yang-Mills on \(\mathbb{R} \mathbb{P}^4\) to bosonic Yang-Mills on \(\mathbb{R} \mathbb{P}^2\)
- Defect CFT techniques in the 6d \(\mathcal{N} = (2, 0)\) theory
- Surface defect, anomalies and \(b\)-extremization
- Holographic M5 branes in \(AdS_7\times S^4\)
- M2-doughnuts
- Miura operators, degenerate fields and the M2-M5 intersection
- Precision holography for 5D super Yang-Mills
- Coset space actions for nonrelativistic strings
- Selected topics in analytic conformal bootstrap: a guided journey
- Surface operators in superspace
- Searching for surface defect CFTs within \( \mathrm{AdS}_3\)
- Giant Wilson loops and \( \mathrm{AdS}_2/ \mathrm{dCFT}_1\)
- Ironing out the crease
- Non-perturbative defects in tensor models from melonic trees
- Wilson surfaces in 6D \((2, 0)\) theory and \(\mathrm{AdS}_7 / \mathrm{CFT}_6\)
- Semiclassical analysis of M2-brane in AdS\({}_{4}\) \(\times\) S\({}^{7}/\mathbb{Z}_{k}\)
- Surface operators in the 6d N = (2, 0) theory
- Observations on BPS observables in 6D
- BPS surface operators and calibrations
- Bootstrapping string dynamics in the 6d \(\mathcal{N} = (2, 0)\) theories
- S-matrix on effective string and compactified membrane
- Instanton contributions to the ABJM free energy from quantum M2 branes
- Quantum holographic surface anomalies
- RG flows and stability in defect field theories
- Rényi entropy with surface defects in six dimensions
- More holographic M5 branes in AdS₇ S^4
- Bootstrapping \(\mathrm{AdS}_2\times\mathrm{S}^2\) hypermultiplets: hidden four-dimensional conformal symmetry
- Unmixing the Wilson line defect CFT. II: Analytic bootstrap
- Conformal dispersion relations for defects and boundaries
- Vortex loop operators and quantum M2-branes
- On co-dimension 2 defect anomalies in \(\mathcal{N} = 4\) SYM and \((2, 0)\) theory via brane probes in AdS/CFT
- Scattering on the supermembrane
- Non-planar corrections in ABJM theory from quantum M2 branes
- The \(\mathcal{W}\)-algebra bootstrap of 6d \(\mathcal{N} = (2, 0)\) theories
- 2-loop scattering on superstring and supermembrane in flat space
- Non-planar corrections to ABJM bremsstrahlung function from quantum M2 brane
- Flat-space limit of defect correlators and stringy AdS form factors
- Semiclassical quantization of M5 brane probes wrapped on \(\mathrm{AdS}_3\times S^3\) and defect anomalies
- 2-loop free energy of M2 brane in \(\mathrm{AdS}_7\times S^4\) and surface defect anomaly in (2,0) theory
This page was built for publication: Defect CFT in the 6d (2,0) theory from M2 brane dynamics in \(\mathrm{AdS}_7 \times S^4\)
Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q2215387)
