Abstract:
I discuss how to compute correlation functions in a large class of N=2 conformal gauge theories using supersymmetric localization.
In the planar limit it is possible to obtain exact compact expressions that are valid for all values of the coupling constant and hence to derive their strong-coupling behavior in an analytic way. At leading order the same results perfectly match those obtained using the AdS/CFT correspondence at the supergravity level. This agreement confirms the validity of the analytic strong-coupling results and of the holographic correspondence in a non-maximally supersymmetric set-up.