Multi-matrix correlators and localization

Abstract

We study generating functions of $\frac{1}{4}$-BPS states in $\mathcal{N}=4$ super Yang-Mills at finite $N$ by attempting to generalize the Harish-Chandra-Itzykson-Zuber integral to multiple commuting matrices. This allows us to compute the overlaps of two or more generating functions; such calculations arise in the computation of two-point correlators in the free-field limit. We discuss the four-matrix HCIZ integral in the $U(2)$ context and lay out a prescription for finding a more general formula for $N>2$. We then discuss its connections with the restricted Schur polynomial operator basis. Our results generalize readily to arbitrary numbers of matrices, opening up the opportunity to study more generic BPS operators.