Large- N Free Energy of Chiral N = 2 Chern-Simons-Matter Theories
Abstract
We present the first successful large-N computation of the S^{3} free energy in chiral N=2 Chern-Simons-matter theories, long believed to evade the universal M2-brane scaling F_{S^{3}}∼N^{3/2}. Using a stable numerical continuation method that directly solves the saddle-point equations, we obtain convergent large-N solutions for benchmark chiral quivers, including the holographic dual to AdS_{4}×Q^{1,1,1}/Z_{k} and D_{3} models. The resulting free energies precisely match the holographic predictions, resolving a decade-old puzzle in AdS_{4}/CFT_{3} and establishing a practical numerical framework for precision holography in strongly coupled gauge theories.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
Topological Materials and Phenomena
Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Physical Review Letters
- Publisher
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Volume
- 136
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 091601–091601
- Publication date
- 5 February 2026
- Language
- EN