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We consider limits of \( \mathcal{N} \) = 4 super-Yang-Mills (SYM) theory that approach BPS bounds. These limits result in non-relativistic near-BPS theories that describe the effective dynamics near the BPS bounds and upon quantization are known as Spin Matrix theories. The near-BPS theories can be obtained by reducing \( \mathcal{N} \) = 4 SYM on a three-sphere and integrating out the fields that become non-dynamical in the limits. We perform the sphere reduction for the near-BPS limit with SU(1, 2|2) symmetry, which has several new features compared to the previously considered cases with SU(1) symmetry, including a dynamical gauge field. We discover a new structure in the classical limit of the interaction term. We show that the interaction term is built from certain blocks that comprise an irreducible representation of the SU(1, 2|2) algebra. Moreover, the full interaction term can be interpreted as a norm in the linear space of this representation, explaining its features including the positive definiteness. This means one can think of the interaction term as a distance squared from saturating the BPS bound. The SU(1, 1|1) near-BPS theory, and its subcases, is seen to inherit these features. These observations point to a way to solve the strong coupling dynamics of these near-BPS theories.
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Baiguera, S., Harmark, T., Lei, Y. et al. Symmetry structure of the interactions in near-BPS corners of \( \mathcal{N} \) = 4 super-Yang-Mills. J. High Energ. Phys. 2021, 29 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP04(2021)029
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