Root of unity asymptotics for Schur indices of 4d Lagrangian theories

Abstract

The Schur index of a $4$ dimensional $\mathcal{N}=2$ superconformal field theory counts (with sign) bosonic and fermionic states that preserve $4$ supercharges. We consider the Schur indices of $4$d $\mathcal{N}=4$ super Yang-Mills and $\mathcal{N}=2$ circular quiver gauge theories with gauge groups $U(N)$ or $SU(N)$. We calculate the exponentially dominant part of their asymptotic expansions as the index parameter $q$ approaches any root of unity. We find that some of the indices exhibit ``small" ($\mathcal{O}(N^0)$ as $N\to \infty$) exponential growth, which is much smaller than an $\mathcal{O}(N^2)$ exponential growth of states that is indicative of a black hole. This implies that the indices do not capture a growth of states that would correspond to a supersymmetric black hole that preserves 4 supercharges in the holographic dual AdS theory. Interestingly, the exponentially dominant part in the Schur asymptotics we consider, depends on the parity of the rank $N$.

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