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Constant mean curvature surfaces in AdS_3

High Energy Physics - Theory 2015-05-14 v2

Abstract

We construct constant mean curvature surfaces of the general finite-gap type in AdS_3. The special case with zero mean curvature gives minimal surfaces relevant for the study of Wilson loops and gluon scattering amplitudes in N=4 super Yang-Mills. We also analyze properties of the finite-gap solutions including asymptotic behavior and the degenerate (soliton) limit, and discuss possible solutions with null boundaries.

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@article{arxiv.1001.1553,
  title  = {Constant mean curvature surfaces in AdS_3},
  author = {Kazuhiro Sakai and Yuji Satoh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1001.1553},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

19 pages, v2: minor corrections, to appear in JHEP

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