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We consider the expectation value ⟨W⟩ of the circular BPS Wilson loop in N = 2 superconformal SU(N) gauge theory containing a vector multiplet coupled to two hypermultiplets in rank-2 symmetric and antisymmetric representations. This theory admits a regular large N expansion, is planar-equivalent to N = 4 SYM theory and is expected to be dual to a certain orbifold/orientifold projection of AdS5 × S5 superstring theory. On the string theory side ⟨W⟩ is represented by the path integral expanded near the same AdS2 minimal surface as in the maximally supersymmetric case. Following the string theory argument in 5, we suggest that as in the N = 4 SYM case and in the N = 2 SU(N) × SU(N) superconformal quiver theory discussed in 19, the coefficient of the leading non-planar 1/N2 correction in ⟨W⟩ should have the universal λ3/2 scaling at large ’t Hooft coupling. We confirm this prediction by starting with the localization matrix model representation for ⟨W⟩. We complement the analytic derivation of the λ3/2 scaling by a numerical high-precision resummation and extrapolation of the weak-coupling expansion using conformal mapping improved Padé analysis.
Beccaria et al. (Thu,) studied this question.