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We develop new techniques to compute five-point correlation functions from IIB supergravity on AdS5 × S5. Our methods rely entirely on symmetry and general con- sistency conditions, and eschew detailed knowledge of the supergravity effective action. We demonstrate our methods by computing the five-point function of the 20′ operator, which is the superconformal primary of the stress tensor multiplet. We also develop systematic methods to compute the five-point conformal blocks in series expansions. Using the ex- plicit expressions of the conformal blocks, we perform a Euclidean OPE analysis of the 20′ five-point function. We find expected agreement with non-renormalized quantities and also extract new CFT data at strong coupling.
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Gonçalves, V., Pereira, R. & Zhou, X. 20′ five-point function from AdS5× S5 supergravity. J. High Energ. Phys. 2019, 247 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP10(2019)247
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