Wilson loops on the Coulomb branch of N=4 super-Yang-Mills
Abstract
A bstract We study Wilson loops on the Coulomb branch of N = 4 super-Yang-Mills theory, by solving for minimal surface that connect the contour on the boundary with the D3-brane in the bulk. The circular loop undergoes the Gross-Ooguri transition as a function of the radius and angular separation, and we fully map its phase diagram. As a byproduct we find evidence that the expectation value of the straight line is tree-level exact.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of High Energy Physics
- Volume
- 2026
- Issue
- 6
- Publication date
- 4 June 2026
- Language
- EN