Published December 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

How accurate is the quantum string Bethe ansatz?

  • 1. California Institute of Technology, 1200 E California Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91125 (United States)
  • 2. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Gravitationsphysik, AEI, Am Muehlenberg 1, 14476 Golm (Germany)
  • 3. Department of Theoretical Physics, Uppsala University, 751 08 Uppsala (Sweden)

Description

We compare solutions of the quantum string Bethe equations with explicit one-loop calculations in the sigma-model on AdS5 x S5. The Bethe ansatz exactly reproduces the spectrum of infinitely long strings. When the length is finite, we find that deviations from the exact answer arise which are exponentially small in the string length

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of High Energy Physics
Journal Volume
12
Journal Issue
2006
Journal Page Range
p. 020
ISSN
1126-6708