Nonperturbative Instability of AdS_5 x S^5/Z_k

dc.creatorHorowitz, Gary T.
dc.creatorOrgera, Jacopo
dc.creatorPolchinski, Joe
dc.date2007-09-26
dc.date2007-10-26
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:19:36Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T11:19:36Z
dc.descriptionWe study the AdS/CFT correspondence with boundary conditions AdS_5 x S^5/Z_k, where the Z_k acts freely but breaks all supersymmetry. While there are closed string tachyons at small 't Hooft coupling, there are no tachyons at large coupling. Nevertheless, we show that there is a nonperturbative instability directly analogous to the decay of the Kaluza-Klein vacuum. We discuss the implications of this instability for the strongly coupled dual field theory, and compare with earlier studies of this theory at weak coupling.
dc.description20 pages, 1 figure, v2: minor changes and references added
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0709.4262
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0709.4262
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.D77:024004,2008
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevD.77.024004
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/193736
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.titleNonperturbative Instability of AdS_5 x S^5/Z_k
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