Holographic correlators with BPS bound states in $\mathcal{N}=4$ SYM

Abstract

We compute 4-point correlators in $\mathcal{N}=4$ $SU(N)$ Super-Yang-Mills with both single and double-particle $1/2$-BPS operators in the regime of large 't Hooft coupling and large $N$. In particular we give explicit expressions up to $\mathcal{O}(1/N^4)$ for the lightest correlator with two double-particle and two single-particle operators built out of the stress-tensor multiplet. Our derivation makes use of the general holographic prescription applied to an asymptotically AdS${}_5\times$S${}^5$ geometry that describes a coherent superposition of multi-graviton operators. The final result can be written in terms of a natural generalisation of the standard D-functions and takes a compact form in Mellin space. The correlator we compute here is the simplest of a more general class of correlators where two inserted operators are multi-particles. These can be derived with the same approach, suggesting that the structure found here is general.

5 pages, 1 page of supplemental material. v2: minor modifications, comments and references added