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We present the first successful large-N computation of the S^{3} free energy in chiral N=2 Chern-Simons-matter theories, long believed to evade the universal M2-brane scaling F_{S^{3}}∼N^{3/2}. Using a stable numerical continuation method that directly solves the saddle-point equations, we obtain convergent large-N solutions for benchmark chiral quivers, including the holographic dual to AdS_{4}×Q^{1,1,1}/Z_{k} and D_{3} models. The resulting free energies precisely match the holographic predictions, resolving a decade-old puzzle in AdS_{4}/CFT_{3} and establishing a practical numerical framework for precision holography in strongly coupled gauge theories.

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Physical Review Letters
Published
2026-02-05
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https://doi.org/10.1103/2bpj-jf7x
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Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
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We present the first successful large-N computation of the S^{3} free energy in chiral N=2 Chern-Simons-matter theories, long believed to evade the universal M2-brane scaling F_{S^{3}}∼N^{3/2}. Using a stable numerical continuation method that directly solves the saddle-point equations, we obtain convergent large-N solutions for benchmark chiral quivers, including the holographic dual to AdS_{4}×Q^{1,1,1}/Z_{k} and D_{3} models. The resulting free energies precisely match the holographic predictions, resolving a decade-old puzzle in AdS_{4}/CFT_{3} and establishing a practical numerical framework for precision holography in strongly coupled gauge theories.

Physical Review LettersVol. 136(9)
Queen Mary University of London (GB)
Government of the United Kingdom, UK Research and Innovation, HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme
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