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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.
Authors
- Anonymous
Institutions
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical Review Letters
- Published
- 2026-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/2bpj-jf7x
- Primary Topic
- Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Government of the United Kingdom
- UK Research and Innovation
- HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme