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Title: Multiple-Trace Operators and Non-Local String Theories

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/784977· OSTI ID:784977

We propose that a novel deformation of string perturbation theory, involving non-local interactions between strings, is required to describe the gravity duals of field theories deformed by multiple-trace operators. The new perturbative expansion involves a new parameter, which is neither the string coupling nor the coefficient of a vertex operator on the worldsheet. We explore some of the properties of this deformation, focusing on a special case where the deformation in the field theory is exactly marginal.

Research Organization:
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00515
OSTI ID:
784977
Report Number(s):
SLAC-PUB-8843; TRN: US0108746
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 25 Jul 2001
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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