PIRSA:13030111

Comments on short strings and Wilson loops in AdS/CFT

(2013). Comments on short strings and Wilson loops in AdS/CFT. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/13030111

Comments on short strings and Wilson loops in AdS/CFT. Perimeter Institute, Mar. 26, 2013, https://pirsa.org/13030111 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:13030111,
            doi = {10.48660/13030111},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/13030111},
            author = {},
            keywords = {Quantum Fields and Strings},
            language = {en},
            title = {Comments on short strings and Wilson loops in AdS/CFT},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2013},
            month = {mar},
            note = {PIRSA:13030111 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }
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Abstract
In the study of the string/gauge theory duality (AdS/CFT), an important role is played by the relation between local operators and Wilson loops. Perhaps the most well known example is the relation between twist two operators and the light-like cusp Wilson loop. On the string side, the twist two operator is represented by a "long" string (GKP). In this talk I use T-duality to argue that such relation is also natural for "short" strings. I discuss some examples and present a map between the shape of a short string crossing the Poincare horizon and the shape of a corresponding Wilson loop.
Based on arXiv:1212.4886 with Arkady Tseytlin (Imperial College).