Free energy of ABJM theory

          @misc{ scivideos_PIRSA:11020120,
            doi = {10.48660/11020120},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/11020120},
            author = {Smedback, Mikael},
            keywords = {Quantum Fields and Strings},
            language = {en},
            title = {Free energy of ABJM theory},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics},
            year = {2011},
            month = {feb},
            note = {PIRSA:11020120 see, \url{https://scivideos.org/pirsa/11020120}}
          }
          

Abstract

ABJM theory is a world-volume theory for an arbitrary number of M2-branes. One of the unique features of ABJM theory is its characteristic scaling behaviour, exhibited for example by the free energy and correlation functions of chiral primary operators. In more detail, ABJM theory has a holographic dual where thermodynamics at strong coupling is determined by a system of black M2-branes. The zero-coupling (black-body radiation) free energy disagrees with the strong coupling result. Even the scaling in the 't Hooft coupling is different (strongly suppressed at strong coupling). It is therefore important to check that the weak and strong coupling results converge as loop corrections are taken into account. The leading order computation indeed confirms that the first correction goes in the right direction.