
arXiv: 1603.06414
handle: 10539/23728
We study the worldsheet S-matrix of a string attached to a D-brane in AdS$_5\times$S$^5$. The D-brane is either a giant graviton or a dual giant graviton. In the gauge theory, the operators we consider belong to the $su(2|3)$ sector of the theory. Magnon excitations of open strings can exhibit both elastic (when magnons in the bulk of the string scatter) and inelastic (when magnons at the endpoint of an open string participate) scattering. Both of these $S$-matrices are determined (up to an overall phase) by the $su(2|2)^2$ global symmetry of the theory. In this note we study the $S$-matrix for inelastic scattering. We show that it exhibits poles corresponding to boundstates of bulk and boundary magnons. A crossing equation is derived for the overall phase. It reproduces the crossing equation for maximal giant gravitons, in the appropriate limit. Finally, scattering in the $su(2)$ sector is computed to two loops. This two loop result, which determines the overall phase to two loops, will be useful when a unique solution to the crossing equation is to be selected.
10+1 pages; v2: small typos corrected
Magnon, High Energy Physics - Theory, Inelastic scattering, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Physics, QC1-999, FOS: Physical sciences, String and superstring theories; other extended objects (e.g., branes) in quantum field theory, Maximal giant gravitons, Inelastic and multichannel quantum scattering, High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th), Dual giant graviton, Giant graviton, \(S\)-matrix theory, etc. in quantum theory
Magnon, High Energy Physics - Theory, Inelastic scattering, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Physics, QC1-999, FOS: Physical sciences, String and superstring theories; other extended objects (e.g., branes) in quantum field theory, Maximal giant gravitons, Inelastic and multichannel quantum scattering, High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th), Dual giant graviton, Giant graviton, \(S\)-matrix theory, etc. in quantum theory
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