Scattering of single spikes
Published in:
Journal of High Energy Physics 2 (2008)
Link to original published article:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1126-6708/2008/02/009
Abstract
We apply the dressing method to a string solution given by a static string wrapped around the equator of a three-sphere and find that the result is the single spike solution recently discussed in the literature. Further application of the method allows the construction of solutions with multiple spikes. In particular we construct the solution describing the scattering of two single spikes and compute the scattering phase shift. As a function of the dressing parameters, the result is exactly the same as the one for the giant magnon, up to non-logarithmic terms. This suggests that the single spikes should be described by an integrable spin chain closely related to the one associated to the giant magnons. The field theory interpretation of such spin chain however is still unclear.
Keywords
AdS-CFT correspondence;; duality in gauge field theories;; Physics, Particles & Fields
Date of this Version
1-1-2008