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The N=2* theory (mass deformation of the N=4 super-Yang-Mills theory) undergoes an infinite number of quantum phase transitions in the large-N limit. The phase structure and critical behavior can be analyzed using supersymmetric localization, which reduces the problem to an effective matrix model. We study this model in the strong-coupling phase.
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Zarembo, K.L. Strong-coupling phases of planar N=2* super-Yang-Mills theory. Theor Math Phys 181, 1522–1530 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11232-014-0232-4
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