Operator product expansion of higher rank Wilson loops from D-branes and matrix models

TL;DR

This paper investigates the correlation functions of higher rank Wilson loops with chiral primary operators in N=4 super Yang-Mills theory, using D-brane descriptions and matrix model computations, confirming their agreement.

Contribution

It provides a detailed analysis of higher rank Wilson loops in various representations through D-branes and matrix models, extending previous understanding.

Findings

Perfect agreement between supergravity D-brane calculations and matrix model results.

Validation of the D-brane description for higher rank Wilson loops.

Explicit computation for symmetric and antisymmetric representations.

Abstract

In this paper we study correlation functions of circular Wilson loops in higher dimensional representations with chiral primary operators of N=4 super Yang-Mills theory. This is done using the recently established relation between higher rank Wilson loops in gauge theory and D-branes with electric fluxes in supergravity. We verify our results with a matrix model computation, finding perfect agreement in both the symmetric and the antisymmetric case.