Gauge fields-strings duality and the loop equation

A. Polyakov, V. Rychkov

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Abstract

We explore gauge fields-strings duality by means of the loop equations and the zigzag symmetry. The results are striking and incomplete. Striking - because we find that the string ansatz proposed in [? ] satisfies gauge theory Schwinger-Dyson equations precisely at the critical dimension Dcr=4. Incomplete - since we get these results only in the WKB approximation and only for a special class of contours. The ways to go beyond these limitations and in particular the OPE for operators defined on the loop are also discussed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)116-134
Number of pages19
JournalNuclear Physics B
Volume581
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 14 2000

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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