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Tests of AdS4/CFT3 correspondence for \( \mathcal{N} = {2} \) chiral-like theory

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We investigate the superconformal index and the partition function for the chiral-like Chern-Simons-matter theory proposed for M2-branes probing the cones over M 3,2 and find perfect agreements with the gravity index and the gravitational free energy.

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  1. School of Physics, Korea Institute for Advanced Study, Seoul, 130-722, Korea

    Dongmin Gang

  2. Department of Physics & Center for Theoretical Physics (PCTP), POSTECH, Pohang, 790-784, Korea

    Chiung Hwang & Jaemo Park

  3. Department of Physics and Astronomy & Center for Theoretical Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-747, Korea

    Seok Kim

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Gang, D., Hwang, C., Kim, S. et al. Tests of AdS4/CFT3 correspondence for \( \mathcal{N} = {2} \) chiral-like theory. J. High Energ. Phys. 2012, 79 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP02(2012)079

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