BMN-like sectors in 4d $\mathcal{N}=4$ SYM with boundaries and interfaces

Andrea Chaney, Christoph F. Uhlemann

4d $\mathcal{N}=4$ SYM admits half-BPS boundaries, defects and interfaces as well as compactifications to 3d $\mathcal{N}=4$ SCFTs, realized as intersections of D3, D5 and NS5…