We study at quantum level the correlators of supersymmetric Wilson loops lying on Hopf fibers of S^3. In N=4 SYM, the strong coupling analysis can be performed using AdS/CFT correspondence. A connected surface, linking two different fibers is presented. The string solution describes fibers with opposite orientations and thus supersymmetry is broken. We describe the appearance of a first order phase transition as a function of angular separation of the fibers, of the difference of scalar couplings and of the ratio of the radii of the fibers, between a connected phase, where a unique surface stretches between the two fibers, and a disconnected phase, where each fiber is attached to a distinct surface. Deeper investigations are carried on in particular limits, where supersymmetry is restored or a quark-antiquark static potential interpretation is given.

Correlators of Wilson loops on Hopf fibrations in the AdS_5/CFT_4 correspondence

2013

Abstract

We study at quantum level the correlators of supersymmetric Wilson loops lying on Hopf fibers of S^3. In N=4 SYM, the strong coupling analysis can be performed using AdS/CFT correspondence. A connected surface, linking two different fibers is presented. The string solution describes fibers with opposite orientations and thus supersymmetry is broken. We describe the appearance of a first order phase transition as a function of angular separation of the fibers, of the difference of scalar couplings and of the ratio of the radii of the fibers, between a connected phase, where a unique surface stretches between the two fibers, and a disconnected phase, where each fiber is attached to a distinct surface. Deeper investigations are carried on in particular limits, where supersymmetry is restored or a quark-antiquark static potential interpretation is given.
2013
Inglese
AdS/CFT correspondence
Fisica teorica, modelli e metodi matematici
Gauge/gravity dualities
N=4 SYM
Phase transitions: Gross Ooguri
Quark antiquark static potential
String: classical
Strong coupling
Wilson loops
Università degli Studi di Parma
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