Introduction to Integrability and One-point Functions in $\mathcal{N}=4$ SYM and its Defect Cousin

M. de Leeuw, A. C. Ipsen, C. Kristjansen +1

These lectures give a basic introduction to $\mathcal{N}=4$ SYM theory and the integrability of its planar spectral problem as seen from the perspective of a recent development, na…