2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/183180We study the expectation value of a Polyakov-Maldacena loop that wraps the thermal circle k times in strongly coupled N=4 super Yang-Mills theory. This is achieved by considering probe D3 and D5 brane embeddings in the dual black hole geometry. In contrast to multiply wound spatial Wilson loops, nontrivial dependence on k is captured through D5 branes. We find N^{-2/3} corrections, reminiscent of the scaling behaviour near a Gross-Witten transition.1+24 pages, 4 figures, LaTeX, improved discussion of resultsHigh Energy Physics - Theorytext