String/flux tube duality on the light cone

Journal Article · Thu Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 2006 · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.73.124037· OSTI ID:20774920

Brower, Richard C ^[1]; Tan, C -I ^[2]; Thorn, Charles B ^[3]

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1. Physics Department, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215 (United States)
2. Physics Department, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912 (United States)
3. Institute for Fundamental Theory, Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611 (United States)

The equivalence of quantum field theory and string theory as exemplified by the AdS/CFT correspondence is explored from the point of view of light cone quantization. On the string side we discuss the light cone version of the static string connecting a heavy external quark source to a heavy external antiquark source, together with small oscillations about the static string configuration. On the field theory side we analyze the weak/strong coupling transition in a ladder diagram model of the quark-antiquark system, also from the point of view of the light cone. Our results are completely consistent with those obtained by more standard covariant methods in the limit of infinitely massive quarks.

• OSTI ID: 20774920
• Journal Information: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 73, Issue 12; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.73.124037; (c) 2006 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
DUALITY
FEYNMAN DIAGRAM
LIGHT CONE
OSCILLATIONS
QUANTIZATION
QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
QUARK-ANTIQUARK INTERACTIONS
QUARKS
STRING MODELS
STRONG-COUPLING MODEL