1999/08/17 by Nadav Drukker · 2 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #hep-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/1126-6708/1999/11/006
published as JHEP 9911:006,1999 · 24 pages, LaTeX
arxiv created 1999/08/17 · openalex publication_date 1999/11/02 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
We derive a new form of loop equations for light-like Wilson loops. In bosonic theories those loop equations close only for straight light-like Wilson lines. In the case of N=1 in ten dimensions they close for any light-like Wilson loop. Upon dimensional reduction to N=4 SYM in four dimensions, these loops become exactly the chiral loops which can be evaluated semiclassically, in the strong coupling limit, by a minimal surface in anti de-Sitter space. We show that the AdS calculation satisfies those loop equations. We also find a new fermionic loop equation derived from the gauge theory fermionic equation of motion.