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arXiv · 1502.04299

On broken zero modes of a string world sheet, and a correlation function of a 1/4 BPS Wilson loop and a 1/2 BPS local operator

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We reconsider a gravity dual of a 1/4 BPS Wilson loop. In the case of an expectation value of the Wilson loop, it is known that broken zero modes of a string world sheet in the gravity side play important roles in the limit $λ\to \infty$ with keeping the combination $λ\cos^2 θ_0$ finite. Here, $λ$ is the 't Hooft coupling constant and $θ_0$ is a parameter of the Wilson loop. In this paper, we reconsider a gravity dual of a correlation function between the Wilson loop and a 1/2 BPS local operator with R charge $J$. We take account of contributions coming from the same configurations of the above-mentioned broken zero modes. We find an agreement with the gauge theory side in the limit $J \ll \sqrt{λ\cos^2 θ_0} $.

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Akitsugu Miwa. 2015-02-15. On broken zero modes of a string world sheet, and a correlation function of a 1/4 BPS Wilson loop and a 1/2 BPS local operator. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.91.106003

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