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We review the \(\beta \)-deformed matrix model approach to the correspondence between four-dimensional \(\mathcal {N}=2\) gauge theories and two-dimensional conformal field theories. The \(\beta \)-deformed matrix model equipped with the log-type potential is obtained as a free field (Dotsenko-Fateev) representation of the conformal block of chiral conformal algebra in two dimensions, with the precise choice of integration contours. After reviewing various matrix models related to the conformal field theories in two-dimensions, we study the large N limit corresponding to turning off the Omega-background \(\epsilon _{1}, \epsilon _{2} \rightarrow 0\). We show that the large N analysis produces the purely gauge theory results. Furthermore we discuss the Nekrasov-Shatashvili limit (\(\epsilon _{2} \rightarrow 0\)) by which we see the connection with the quantum integrable system. We then perform the explicit integration of the matrix model. With the precise choice of the contours we see that this reproduces the expansion of the conformal block and also the Nekrasov partition function. This is a contribution to the special volume on the 2d/4d correspondence, edited by J. Teschner.
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Notes
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The matrix model with a logarithmic potential was first studied by Penner [20] related to the Eular characteristic of a Riemann surface.
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This is slightly different from the one in [9]. This is because we consider the Nekrasov partition function where the hypermultiplets are in the fundamental representation of the gauge group. Changing the representation to the anti-fundamental one leads to \(\alpha _{3} \rightarrow Q - \alpha _{3}\) in this case, then we recover the factor in [9].
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Acknowledgments
The author would like to thank Giulio Bonelli, Tohru Eguchi, Hiroshi Itoyama, Takeshi Oota, Alessandro Tanzini, and Futoshi Yagi for stimulating collaborations on the \(\beta \) deformed matrix model. The author would like to thank Kazuo Hosomichi and Pavel Putrov for helpful discussions and useful comments. This work of the author is supported by the EPSRC programme grant “New Geometric Structures from String Theory”, EP/K034456/1.
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Appendix: Integral Formulas
Appendix: Integral Formulas
Let us define the following multiple integral
where supposing that \(\mathfrak {R}\beta >0, \ldots \) for convergence of the integrals. When \(Y=\emptyset \) and \(Y = [1^{k}]\), this is the Selberg integral [98] and Aomoto integral [99]
Another multiple integral which appeared in the main text is involving the Jack polynomial \(P_{Y}(x)\). This is a polynomial of \((x_{1},x_{2},\ldots ,x_{N})\) and written as
where \(m_{Y}(x)\) is the monomial symmetric polynomial. Then the following integral is given by [100, 101]
where \(Y=[y_{1},y_{2},\ldots ]\) with \(y_{1}\ge y_{2}\ge \ldots \) and \(\tilde{Y} = [\tilde{y}_{1} \ge \tilde{y}_{2} \ge \ldots ]\) is the transpose of Y.
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Maruyoshi, K. (2016). \(\beta \)-Deformed Matrix Models and 2d/4d Correspondence. In: Teschner, J. (eds) New Dualities of Supersymmetric Gauge Theories. Mathematical Physics Studies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18769-3_5
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