Universal observables, SUSY RG-flows and holography

Abstract We construct and analyse infinite classes of regular supergravity backgrounds dual to four-dimensional superconformal field theories (SCFTs) compactified on a circle with a supersymmetry-preserving twist. These flows lead to three-dimensional gapped QFTs preserving four supercharges. The so...

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Main Authors: Dimitrios Chatzis, Madison Hammond, Georgios Itsios, Carlos Nunez, Dimitrios Zoakos
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Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2025-08-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP08(2025)134
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Madison Hammond
Georgios Itsios
Carlos Nunez
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description Abstract We construct and analyse infinite classes of regular supergravity backgrounds dual to four-dimensional superconformal field theories (SCFTs) compactified on a circle with a supersymmetry-preserving twist. These flows lead to three-dimensional gapped QFTs preserving four supercharges. The solutions arise in Type IIB, Type IIA, and eleven-dimensional supergravity, and generalise known constructions by incorporating deformations that avoid typical singularities associated with the holographic description of the Coulomb branch of the CFT. We examine several observables: Wilson loops, holographic central charges, and complexity. We show they exhibit a universal factorisation, with each observable decomposing into a UV-CFT contribution times a flow-dependent factor. We also explore the parameter regimes where higher-curvature corrections become relevant, affecting the physical interpretation of certain observables. Our findings provide new insights into universal features of holographic RG flows and resolve a puzzle related to complexity in these systems.
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spelling doaj-art-1e70df1b98244f30bdd9784f6ff83d862025-08-24T11:04:47ZengSpringerOpenJournal of High Energy Physics1029-84792025-08-012025813310.1007/JHEP08(2025)134Universal observables, SUSY RG-flows and holographyDimitrios Chatzis0Madison Hammond1Georgios Itsios2Carlos Nunez3Dimitrios Zoakos4Department of Physics, Swansea UniversityDepartment of Physics, Swansea UniversityInstitut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinDepartment of Physics, Swansea UniversityDepartment of Physics, University of PatrasAbstract We construct and analyse infinite classes of regular supergravity backgrounds dual to four-dimensional superconformal field theories (SCFTs) compactified on a circle with a supersymmetry-preserving twist. These flows lead to three-dimensional gapped QFTs preserving four supercharges. The solutions arise in Type IIB, Type IIA, and eleven-dimensional supergravity, and generalise known constructions by incorporating deformations that avoid typical singularities associated with the holographic description of the Coulomb branch of the CFT. We examine several observables: Wilson loops, holographic central charges, and complexity. We show they exhibit a universal factorisation, with each observable decomposing into a UV-CFT contribution times a flow-dependent factor. We also explore the parameter regimes where higher-curvature corrections become relevant, affecting the physical interpretation of certain observables. Our findings provide new insights into universal features of holographic RG flows and resolve a puzzle related to complexity in these systems.https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP08(2025)134AdS-CFT CorrespondenceGauge-Gravity Correspondence
spellingShingle Dimitrios Chatzis
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Georgios Itsios
Carlos Nunez
Dimitrios Zoakos
Universal observables, SUSY RG-flows and holography
Journal of High Energy Physics
AdS-CFT Correspondence
Gauge-Gravity Correspondence
title Universal observables, SUSY RG-flows and holography
title_full Universal observables, SUSY RG-flows and holography
title_fullStr Universal observables, SUSY RG-flows and holography
title_full_unstemmed Universal observables, SUSY RG-flows and holography
title_short Universal observables, SUSY RG-flows and holography
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topic AdS-CFT Correspondence
Gauge-Gravity Correspondence
url https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP08(2025)134
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