Three-point functions in planar N = 4 super Yang-Mills theory for scalar operators up to length five at the one-loop order

Abstract

We report on a systematic perturbative study of three-point functions in planar SU(N) N = 4 super Yang-Mills theory at the one-loop level involving scalar field operators up to length five. For this we have computed a sample of 40 structure constants involving primary operators of up to and including length five which are built entirely from scalar fields. A combinatorial dressing technique has been developed to promote tree-level correlators to one-loop level. In addition we have resolved the mixing up to the order g 2 YM level of the operators involved, which amounts to mixings with bi-fermions, with bi-derivative insertions as well as self-mixing contributions in the scalar sector. This work upersedes a preprint by two of the authors from 2010 which had neglected the mixing contributions.