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We study circular BPS Wilson loops in the \( \mathcal{N} \) = 2 superconformal n-node quiver theories at large N and strong ’t Hooft coupling by using localization. We compute the expectation values of Wilson loops in the limit when the ’t Hooft couplings are hierarchically different and when they are nearly equal. Based on these results, we make a conjecture for arbitrary strong couplings.
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Ouyang, H. Wilson loops in circular quiver SCFTs at strong coupling. J. High Energ. Phys. 2021, 178 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP02(2021)178
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