SAIP2016

Beyond &frac12;-BPS: Symmetry Generators in <i>su(2)</i> and <i>su(3)</i>

5 Jul 2016, 15:00

20m

2A (Kramer Law building)

Oral Presentation Track G - Theoretical and Computational Physics Theoretical and Computational Physics (1)

Speaker

Ms Laila Tribelhorn (Student)

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The spectrum of anomalous dimensions in large N, non-planar limits of N=4 sypersymmetric Yang-Mills theories are considered. Restricted Schur polynomials provide a useful basis for this study. We will argue that the action of the one loop dilatation operator on restricted Schur operators is largely determined by the su(2) R-symmetry algebra. Our results generalize existing studies, allowing a study of operators that are not ½-BPS or small deformations thereof. An application of this result would be to study operators whose dimensions grow like N². These operators are dual to new background spacetime geometries in the quantum gravity.

Main supervisor (name and email)<br>and his / her institution

Professor Robert de Mello Koch
robert@neo.phys.wits.ac.za
University of the Witwatersrand

Please indicate whether<br>this abstract may be<br>published online<br>(Yes / No)

Yes

Would you like to <br> submit a short paper <br> for the Conference <br> Proceedings (Yes / No)?

No

Apply to be<br> considered for a student <br> &nbsp; award (Yes / No)?

Yes

Level for award<br>&nbsp;(Hons, MSc, <br> &nbsp; PhD, N/A)?

MSc