The large-N limit of 4d superconformal indices for general BPS charges

Abstract

We study the superconformal index of mathcal{N} = 1 quiver theories at large-N for general values of electric charges and angular momenta, using both the Bethe Ansatz formulation and the more recent elliptic extension method. We are particularly interested in the case of unequal angular momenta, J1 ≠ J2, which has only been partially considered in the literature. We revisit the previous computation with the Bethe Ansatz formulation with generic angular momenta and extend it to encompass a large class of competing exponential terms. In the process, we also provide a simplified derivation of the original result. We consider the newly-developed elliptic extension method as well; we apply it to the J1 ≠ J2 case, finding a good match with the Bethe Ansatz results. We also investigate the relation between the two different approaches, finding in particular that for every saddle of the elliptic action there are corresponding terms in the Bethe Ansatz formula that match it at large-N.