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  "abstract": "Wilson lines are fundamental probes of gauge theories. We show that, in sufficiently rich representations, they support a large new class of operator insertions. For half-BPS lines in $\\mathcal{N}=4$ SYM, some have the quantum numbers of the displacement supermultiplet and define natural defect deformations. By relating their beta-functions to chiral ring OPE coefficients, we show that these deformations are marginally irrelevant, meaning the half-BPS line is IR stable for all representations. We connect these deformations to multidimensional RG flows and find evidence for new conformal line defects.",
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  "published": "2026-10-19",
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  "title": "New Exotic Operators in the Spectrum of Wilson Lines in General Representations",
  "title_text": "New Exotic Operators in the Spectrum of Wilson Lines in General Representations",
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