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We initiate the study of four-point functions of large BPS operators at any value of the coupling. We do it by casting it as a sum over exchange of superconformal primaries and computing the structure constants using integrability. Along the way, we incorporate the nested Bethe ansatz structure to the hexagon formalism for the three-point functions and obtain a compact formula for the asymptotic structure constant of a non-BPS operator in a higher rank sector.
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Basso, B., Coronado, F., Komatsu, S. et al. Asymptotic four point functions. J. High Energ. Phys. 2019, 82 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP07(2019)082
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