From Gauss graphs to giants

Abstract

Abstract We identify the operators in N = 4 super Yang-Mills theory that correspond to 18 $$ \frac{1}{8} $$ -BPS giant gravitons in AdS5 × S 5. Our evidence for the identification comes from (1) counting these operators and showing agreement with independent counts of the number of giant graviton states, and (2) by demonstrating a correspondence between correlation functions of the super Yang-Mills operators and overlaps of the giant graviton wave functions.

Keywords

• 1/N Expansion
• AdS-CFT Correspondence
• Brane Dynamics in Gauge Theories