Holographic Wilson loops in symmetric representations in N=2∗$$ \mathcal{N} = {2}^{\ast } $$ super-Yang-Mills theory

@article{ChenLin2015HolographicWL,
  title={Holographic Wilson loops in symmetric representations in N=2∗\$\$ \mathcal\{N\} = \{2\}^\{\ast \} \$\$ super-Yang-Mills theory},
  author={Xinyi Chen-Lin and Amit Dekel and Konstantin Zarembo},
  journal={Journal of High Energy Physics},
  year={2015},
  volume={2016},
  pages={1-21}
}
A bstractWe construct the D3-brane solution in the holographic dual of the N=2∗$$ \mathcal{N} = {2}^{\ast } $$ theory that describes Wilson lines in symmetric representations of the gauge group. The results perfectly agree with the direct field-theory predictions based on localization. 
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