Finite $N$ Corrections to the Superconformal Index of S-fold Theories

Abstract

We study the superconformal index of S-fold theories by using AdS/CFT correspondence. It has been known that the index in the large $N$ limit is reproduced as the contribution of bulk Kaluza-Klein modes. For finite $N$ D3-branes wrapped around the non-trivial cycle in ${\mathbf{S}}^5/{\mathbb{Z}}_k$, which corresponds to Pfaffian-like operators, give the corrections of order $q^N$ to the index. We calculate the finite $N$ corrections by analyzing the fluctuations of wrapped D3-branes. Comparisons to known results show that our formula correctly reproduces the corrections up to errors of order $q^{2N}$.

66 pages, 2 figures; minor modifications, version accepted for publication for PTEP