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On the logarithmic powers of $sl(2)$ SYM$_4$

High Energy Physics - Theory 2014-11-20 v2

Abstract

In the high spin limit the minimal anomalous dimension of (fixed) twist operators in the sl(2)sl(2) sector of planar N=4{\cal N}=4 Super Yang-Mills theory expands as γ(g,s,L)=f(g)lns+fsl(g,L)+n=1γ(n)(g,L)(lns)n+...\gamma(g,s,L)=f(g) \ln s + f_{sl}(g,L) + \sum \limits_{n=1}^\infty \gamma^{(n)}(g,L) (\ln s)^{-n} + ... . We find that the sub-logarithmic contribution γ(n)(g,L)\gamma^{(n)}(g,L) is governed by a linear integral equation, depending on the solution of the linear integral equations appearing at the steps nn3n'\leq n-3. We work out this recursive procedure and determine explicitly γ(n)(g,L)\gamma^{(n)}(g,L) (in particular γ(1)(g,L)=0\gamma^{(1)}(g,L)=0 and γ(n)(g,2)=γ(n)(g,3)=0\gamma^{(n)}(g,2)=\gamma^{(n)}(g,3)=0). Furthermore, we connect the γ(n)(g,L)\gamma^{(n)}(g,L) (for finite LL) to the generalised scaling functions, fn(r)(g)f^{(r)}_n(g), appearing in the limit of large twist LlnsL\sim\ln s. Finally, we provide the first orders of weak and strong coupling for the first γ(n)(g,L)\gamma^{(n)}(g,L) (and hence fn(r)(g)f^{(r)}_n(g)).

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@article{arxiv.0911.2425,
  title  = {On the logarithmic powers of $sl(2)$ SYM$_4$},
  author = {Davide Fioravanti and Paolo Grinza and Marco Rossi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0911.2425},
  year   = {2014}
}

Comments

15 pages, added references, minor changes in introduction and conclusion

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