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arxiv:2510.19136

Large N Universality of 4d N=1 SCFTs with Simple Gauge Groups

Published on Oct 21, 2025
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Abstract

Four-dimensional supersymmetric gauge theories with simple gauge groups and large N limits are classified into three universal types based on central charges and operator scaling gaps, with holographic duals satisfying a modified AdS Weak Gravity Conjecture.

We classify four-dimensional N=1 supersymmetric gauge theories with a simple gauge group admitting a large N limit that flow to non-trivial superconformal fixed points in the infrared. We focus on the cases where the large N limit can be taken while keeping the flavor symmetry fixed so that the putative holographic dual has a fixed gauge group. We find that they can be classified into three types -- Type I, Type II, and Type III -- exhibiting universal behavior. Type I theories have a neq c in the large N limit and scale linearly in N; the gap of scaling dimensions among BPS operators behaves as 1/N. Type II theories have a=c in the large N limit, and satisfy a simeq c simeq 27{128} dim G, and Type III theories have a simeq c simeq 1{4} dim G. For Type II and Type III theories, the gap of scaling dimensions stays O(1) in the large N limit. We enumerate relevant and marginal operators of these theories and find that non-trivial conformal manifolds emerge upon relevant deformations. Moreover, we find that a modified version of the AdS Weak Gravity Conjecture, based on the supersymmetric Cardy formula, holds for all of these theories, even for finite N.

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