Perturbative and Non-perturbative Approaches to String Sigma-Models in AdS/CFT

• Main Author: Vescovi, Edoardo (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Quantum field theory.; String theory.; Elementary particles (Physics).; Superconductivity.; Superconductors.; Quantum Field Theories, String Theory.; Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.; Strongly Correlated Systems, Superconductivity.

This thesis introduces readers to the type II superstring theories in the AdS5×S5 and AdS4×CP3 backgrounds. Each chapter exemplifies a different computational approach to measuring observables (conformal dimensions of single-trace operators and expectation values of Wilson loop operators) relevant f...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Superstring Actions in AdS5 × S5 and AdS4 × CP3 Spaces
• Geometric Properties of Semiclassically Quantized Strings
• “Exact” Semiclassical Quantization of Folded Spinning Strings
• Towards Precision Holography for Latitude Wilson Loops
• Light-like Cusp Anomaly and the Interpolating Function in ABJM
• AdS5 × S5 Superstring on the Lattice
• Conclusion and outlook.