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Quark-antiquark potential in AdS at one loop

High Energy Physics - Theory 2011-06-21 v2

Abstract

We derive an exact analytical expression for the one-loop partition function of a string in AdS_5xS^5 background with world-surface ending on two anti-parallel lines. All quantum fluctuations are shown to be governed by integrable, single-gap Lame' operators. The first strong coupling correction to the quark-antiquark potential, as defined in N=4 SYM, is derived as the sum of known mathematical constants and a one-dimensional integral representation. Its full numerical value can be given with arbitrary precision and confirms a previous result.

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@article{arxiv.1009.3939,
  title  = {Quark-antiquark potential in AdS at one loop},
  author = {Valentina Forini},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1009.3939},
  year   = {2011}
}

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16 pages. Typos corrected, minor changes

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