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In this note we exactly compute the gaugino condensation of an arbitrary four dimensionalcc \( \mathcal{N}=1 \) supersymmetric gauge theory in confining phase, using the localization technique. This result gives a nonperturbative proof of the Dijkgraaf-Vafa conjecture.
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Terashima, S. A nonperturbative proof of Dijkgraaf-Vafa conjecture. J. High Energ. Phys. 2016, 136 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP03(2016)136
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