Ambitwistor strings and the scattering equations on AdS3×S3

Abstract We construct an ambitwistor string that describes Type II supergravity on AdS3 ×S3 with pure NS flux. The background Einstein equations ensure that the model is anomaly free. The spectrum consists of supergravity fluctuations around this background, with no higher string states. This theory...

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Main Authors: Kai Roehrig, David Skinner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-02-01
Series:Journal of High Energy Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP02(2022)073
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description Abstract We construct an ambitwistor string that describes Type II supergravity on AdS3 ×S3 with pure NS flux. The background Einstein equations ensure that the model is anomaly free. The spectrum consists of supergravity fluctuations around this background, with no higher string states. This theory transforms the problem of computing n-point tree-level amplitudes on AdS3 into that of understanding an sl 2 $$ {\mathfrak{sl}}_2 $$ Gaudin integrable system, whose representations are determined by the dual boundary operators and whose spectral parameters correspond to the worldsheet insertion points. The scattering equations take a similar form to flat space, with n(n − 3)/2 parameters τ ij parametrizing the eigenvalues of the Gaudin model.
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spelling doaj.art-0138d464cdcd468c907b87814567b1412022-12-21T23:44:13ZengSpringerOpenJournal of High Energy Physics1029-84792022-02-012022213910.1007/JHEP02(2022)073Ambitwistor strings and the scattering equations on AdS3×S3Kai Roehrig0David Skinner1Department of Applied Mathematics & Theoretical Physics, University of CambridgeDepartment of Applied Mathematics & Theoretical Physics, University of CambridgeAbstract We construct an ambitwistor string that describes Type II supergravity on AdS3 ×S3 with pure NS flux. The background Einstein equations ensure that the model is anomaly free. The spectrum consists of supergravity fluctuations around this background, with no higher string states. This theory transforms the problem of computing n-point tree-level amplitudes on AdS3 into that of understanding an sl 2 $$ {\mathfrak{sl}}_2 $$ Gaudin integrable system, whose representations are determined by the dual boundary operators and whose spectral parameters correspond to the worldsheet insertion points. The scattering equations take a similar form to flat space, with n(n − 3)/2 parameters τ ij parametrizing the eigenvalues of the Gaudin model.https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP02(2022)073AdS-CFT CorrespondenceScattering AmplitudesSupergravity Models
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Ambitwistor strings and the scattering equations on AdS3×S3
Journal of High Energy Physics
AdS-CFT Correspondence
Scattering Amplitudes
Supergravity Models
title Ambitwistor strings and the scattering equations on AdS3×S3
title_full Ambitwistor strings and the scattering equations on AdS3×S3
title_fullStr Ambitwistor strings and the scattering equations on AdS3×S3
title_full_unstemmed Ambitwistor strings and the scattering equations on AdS3×S3
title_short Ambitwistor strings and the scattering equations on AdS3×S3
title_sort ambitwistor strings and the scattering equations on ads3 s3
topic AdS-CFT Correspondence
Scattering Amplitudes
Supergravity Models
url https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP02(2022)073
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