Aspects of the AdS/ CFT dictionary, II David Berenstein, UCSB, Durban, 1-15-19
Research supported by AdS/CFT correspondence
Quantum gravity can be equivalent to quantum field theory in fewer dimensions. Simplest (original) example
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Original Maldacena paper hep-th/9711200 Basic dictionary for simplest case AdS/CFT is a strStandardong weak-coupling Table duality for the ‘t Hooft coupling constant.
AdS CFT Isometries Global symmetries 4 2 R gY M N Flux = N Gauge group U(N) State State
We want to explore CFT at large values of R -large ‘t Hooft coupling- but with g fixed and small. Field content
Z, Z,¯ i=1,...4,Aµ J=1,...4, ¯↵˙
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Z is highest weight of SO(6)~SU(4) in 6 rep. Bosons have dim=1, fermions = 3/2
All in adjoint of SU(N) (need to track extra gauge indices) Single particle state = trace
BPS particle maximizes SO(6) R-charge given dimension
Tr(Zn)
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THE FACT THAT IT STARTS AT n=2 is that the spin of particle in 10D is 2 Convenient to expand Near BPS state
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Interpreted as defects moving in a sea of Z
Anomalous dimensions can be computed perturbatively and the gap scales as powers of 1/J The interaction termThe interaction term + planarity g2 Tr([Z, φj][Z,¯ φj]) ∼ YM will make the defects hop to the left or right in the Defects hop in between Z: operator. nearest neighbor hopping.
Can be mapped to spin chains.
The idea now is to interpret the position of the defects in between the Z as a lattice. The number of sites is of order J √N, so in the large N limit we obtain a continuum∼ theory.
We need to rewrite the states in a momentum basis, so we apply position dependent phases for inserting the same defect at different positions.
20 Spin chain program
Berenstein, Maldacena, Nastase hep-th/0202021 (BMN)
Minahan, Zarembo hep-th/0212208 (Bethe Ansatz)
Beisert, Staudacher, hep-th/0307042 (USp(2,2|4) integrability) (Used all the Lipatov SL(2) anomalous dimensions from QCD) Gave rise to integrability program for strings in AdS x S
Interpolation between weak and strong coupling *Solved (Y system) *.
* Integrability not proved: it is a working assumption. Checked to 5 (or 6) loop order of some anomalous dimensions Covers energies up to
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There exist half BPS states that are D-brane like extended objects.
These are called giant and dual giant gravitons.
McGreevy, Susskind, Toumbas hep-th/0003075 Grisaru, Myers, Tajford hep-th/0008015 Hashimoto, Hirano, Itzhaki hep-th/0008016 Simple description. Write the 5 sphere in cartesian coordinates.
4 2 zz¯ + yi =1
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