Semiclassical folded string in AdS(5) x S-5

Matteo Beccaria, Guido Macorini, CarloAlberto Ratti, Saulius Valatka

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Abstract

We consider type IIA superstring theory on the background AdS(4) x CP3, and the classical solution describing a folded string spinning in AdS(4) with angular momentum in CP3. In the 't Hooft limit, it is the gravity dual of twist operators in the ABJM superconformal theory. We quantize the classical solution by algebraic curve methods and determine the first semiclassical correction to the energy. We provide an integral representation for this quantity valid for all values of the charges. We analyze its properties in the special regimes associated with a short or long string providing various accurate analytical expansions. Finally, we investigate various properties of the so-called slope, the leading term of the energy for short strings, collecting information that could be useful in attempts to generalize the exact results recently proposed for the folded string in AdS(5) x S-5.

Original languageEnglish
Article number030
Pages (from-to)-
Number of pages21
JournalJournal of High Energy Physics
Volume2012
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 9 May 2012

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