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We study at perturbative level the correlation functions of a general class of 1/8 BPS Wilson loops and chiral primaries in \( \mathcal{N} \) = 4 Super Yang-Mills theory. The contours and the location of operator insertions share a sphere S 2 embedded into space-time and the system preserves at least two supercharges. We perform explicit two-loop computations, for some particular but still rather general configuration, that confirm the elegant results expected from localization procedure. We find notably full consistency with the multi-matrix model averages, obtained from 2D Yang-Mills theory on the sphere, when interacting diagrams do not cancel and contribute non-trivially to the final answer.
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Bonini, M., Griguolo, L. & Preti, M. Correlators of chiral primaries and 1/8 BPS Wilson loops from perturbation theory. J. High Energ. Phys. 2014, 83 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP09(2014)083
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