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Bound States of the q-Deformed AdS5 x S5 Superstring S-matrix

High Energy Physics - Theory 2012-12-05 v1

Abstract

The investigation of the q deformation of the S-matrix for excitations on the string world sheet in AdS5 x S5 is continued. We argue that due to the lack of Lorentz invariance the situation is more subtle than in a relativistic theory in that the nature of bound states depends on their momentum. At low enough momentum |p|<E the bound states transform in the anti-symmetric representation of the super-algebra symmetry and become the solitons of the Pohlmeyer reduced theory in the relativistic limit. At a critical momentum |p|=E they become marginally unstable, and at higher momenta the stable bound states are in the symmetric representation and become the familiar magnons in the string limit as q->1. This subtlety fixes a problem involving the consistency of crossing symmetry with the relativistic limit found in earlier work. With mirror kinematics, obtained after a double Wick rotation, the bound state structure is simpler and there are no marginally unstable bound states.

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@article{arxiv.1206.0010,
  title  = {Bound States of the q-Deformed AdS5 x S5 Superstring S-matrix},
  author = {Ben Hoare and Timothy J. Hollowood and J. Luis Miramontes},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1206.0010},
  year   = {2012}
}

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