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In this paper, using the localization technique we analyze the large N limit of the mass deformed Aharony-Bergman-Jafferis-Maldacena (ABJM) theory on the three sphere with a finite mass parameter and finite Chern-Simons levels. We find two different solutions of the saddle point equations in the large N limit. With these solutions we compute the free energy limit and find that there is a first order phase transition. Our results may predict a phase transition in the dual gravity theory.
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Nosaka, T., Shimizu, K. & Terashima, S. Large N behavior of mass deformed ABJM theory. J. High Energ. Phys. 2016, 63 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP03(2016)063
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