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Integrable Spin Chains in Twisted Maximally Supersymmetric Yang-Mills Theory

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: We study an angular dipole deformation of maximally supersymmetric Yang-Mills (SYM) theory that preserves its classical scale invariance. Two-point functions of suitable single trace operators, restricted to an invariant plane, are determined by scaling dimensions computable via an integrable spin chain. This spin chain is a twisted version of the famous integrable spin chain of SYM theory. It matches expectations from the dual string theory perfectly, presenting a precision test of holography in this new setting, and an important step to understanding general twisted integrable AdS/CFT.

Source: Physical Review Letters

DOI: 10.1103/lhfj-cw9d

Authors: Tim Meier, Stijn J. van Tongeren

Institutions: Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Language: English

Topic: Black Holes and Theoretical Physics

Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,750