91 research outputs found
On highest-energy state in the su(1|1) sector of N=4 super Yang-Mills theory
We consider the highest-energy state in the su(1|1) sector of N=4 super
Yang-Mills theory containing operators of the form tr(Z^{L-M} \psi^M) where Z
is a complex scalar and \psi is a component of gaugino. We show that this state
corresponds to the operator tr(\psi^L) and can be viewed as an analogue of the
antiferromagnetic state in the su(2) sector. We find perturbative expansions of
the energy of this state in both weak and strong 't Hooft coupling regimes
using asymptotic gauge theory Bethe ansatz equations. We also discuss a
possible analog of this state in the conjectured string Bethe ansatz equations.Comment: 23 pages, Late
Reduced sigma-model on AdS_5 x S^5: one-loop scattering amplitudes
We compute one-loop S-matrix in the reduced sigma-model which describes AdS_5
x S^5 string theory in the near-flat-space limit. The result agrees with the
corresponding limit of the S-matrix in the full sigma-model, which demonstrates
the consistency of the reduction at the quantum level.Comment: 9 pages, 1 figure; v2: reference added; v3: misprint in (3.6)
corrected; v4: typo in (3.4) corrected; v5: new form of the actio
New Integrable System of 2dim Fermions from Strings on AdS_5 x S^5
We consider classical superstrings propagating on AdS_5 x S^5 space-time. We
consistently truncate the superstring equations of motion to the so-called
su(1|1) sector. By fixing the uniform gauge we show that physical excitations
in this sector are described by two complex fermionic degrees of freedom and we
obtain the corresponding Lagrangian. Remarkably, this Lagrangian can be cast in
a two-dimensional Lorentz-invariant form. The kinetic part of the Lagrangian
induces a non-trivial Poisson structure while the Hamiltonian is just the one
of the massive Dirac fermion. We find a change of variables which brings the
Poisson structure to the canonical form but makes the Hamiltonian nontrivial.
The Hamiltonian is derived as an exact function of two parameters: the total
S^5 angular momentum J and string tension \lambda; it is a polynomial in 1/J
and in \sqrt{\lambda'} where \lambda'=\frac{\lambda}{J^2} is the effective BMN
coupling. We identify the string states dual to the gauge theory operators from
the closed su(1|1) sector of N=4 SYM and show that the corresponding near-plane
wave energy shift computed from our Hamiltonian perfectly agrees with that
recently found in the literature. Finally we show that the Hamiltonian is
integrable by explicitly constructing the corresponding Lax representation.Comment: 35 pages;v2:typos corrected, references adde
Uniform Light-Cone Gauge for Strings in AdS_5 x S^5: Solving su(1|1) Sector
We introduce a uniform light-cone gauge for strings propagating in AdS
space-time. We use the gauge to analyze strings from the su(1|1) sector, and
show that the reduced model is described by a quadratic action for two complex
fermions. Thus, the uniform light-cone gauge allows us to solve the model
exactly. We analyze the near BMN spectrum of states from the su(1|1) sector and
show that it correctly reproduces the 1/J corrections. We also compute the
spectrum in the strong coupling limit, and derive the famous \lambda^{1/4}
asymptotics. We then show that the same string spectrum can be also derived by
solving Bethe ansatz type equations, and discuss their relation to the quantum
string Bethe ansatz for the su(1|1) sector.Comment: 26 pages, Latex, v2: comparison to the strong coupling expansion of
the quantum string Bethe ansatz is added, discussion of the winding sector is
extended, references adde
Landau-Lifshitz sigma-models, fermions and the AdS/CFT correspondence
We define Landau-Lifshitz sigma models on general coset space , with
a maximal stability sub-group of . These are non-relativistic models that
have -valued N\"other charges, local invariance and are classically
integrable. Using this definition, we construct the
Landau-Lifshitz sigma-model. This sigma model describes the thermodynamic limit
of the spin-chain Hamiltonian obtained from the complete one-loop dilatation
operator of the N=4 super Yang-Mills (SYM) theory. In the second part of the
paper, we identify a number of consistent truncations of the Type IIB
Green-Schwarz action on whose field content consists of two
real bosons and 4,8 or 16 real fermions. We show that -symmetry acts
trivially in these sub-sectors. In the context of the large spin limit of the
AdS/CFT correspondence, we map the Lagrangians of these sub-sectors to
corresponding truncations of the Landau-Lifshitz
sigma-model.Comment: 42 page
String hypothesis for the AdS_5 x S^5 mirror
We discuss the states which contribute in the thermodynamic limit of the
mirror theory, the latter is obtained from the light-cone gauge-fixed string
theory in the AdS_5 x S^5 background by the double-Wick rotation. We analyze
the Bethe-Yang equations for the mirror theory and formulate the string
hypothesis. We show that in the thermodynamic limit solutions of the Bethe-Yang
equations arrange themselves into Bethe string configurations similar to the
ones appearing in the Hubbard model. We also derive a set of equations
describing the bound states and the Bethe string configurations of the mirror
theory.Comment: LaTex, 18 pages, typos are correcte
Quantum corrections to the string Bethe ansatz
One-loop corrections to the energy of semiclassical rotating strings contain
both analytic and non-analytic terms in the 't Hooft coupling. Analytic
contributions agree with the prediction from the string Bethe ansatz based on
the classical S-matrix, but in order to include non-analytic contributions
quantum corrections are required. We find a general expression for the first
quantum correction to the string Bethe ansatz.Comment: 12 pages. Latex. v2: Misprints corrected and references adde
Minimal solution of the AdS/CFT crossing equation
We solve explicitly the crossing equation under sufficiently general
assumptions on the structure of the dressing phase. We obtain the BES/BHL
dressing phase as a minimal solution of the crossing equation and identify the
possible CDD factors.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures. In v2: references added, introduction improved,
explanations in the text improved, typos corrected, section with explanation
of analytical properties of the dressing phase adde
The Bethe Ansatz for AdS5 x S5 Bound States
We reformulate the nested coordinate Bethe ansatz in terms of coproducts of
Yangian symmetry generators. This allows us to derive the nested Bethe
equations for the bound state string S-matrices. We find that they coincide
with the Bethe equations obtained from a fusion procedure. The bound state
number dependence in the Bethe equations appears through the parameters x^{\pm}
and the dressing phase only.Comment: typos correcte
Infinite spin limit of semiclassical string states
Motivated by recent works of Hofman and Maldacena and Dorey we consider a
special infinite spin limit of semiclassical spinning string states in AdS5 x
S5. We discuss examples of known folded and circular 2-spin string solutions
and demonstrate explicitly that the 1-loop superstring correction to the
classical expression for the energy vanishes in the limit when one of the spins
is much larger that the other. We also give a general discussion of this limit
at the level of integral equations describing finite gap solutions of the
string sigma model and argue that the corresponding asymptotic form of the
string and gauge Bethe equations is the same.Comment: 38 pages, 3 figures; v2: comments on derivation of bound states of
magnons from discrete Bethe equations added in section 4 and appendix C,
references added, Imperial-TP-AT-6-4, HUTP-06/A002
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