Abstract
We extend Douglas' solution of the problem of finding minimal surfaces to anti-de Sitter space. The case of a circle as a boundary contour is elaborated. We discuss applications to N=4 super Yang-Mills: a circular Wilson loop and the Schwinger process, where we calculate the 1/√λ correction to the critical value of constant electric field.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Physical Review D (Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology) |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Pages (from-to) | 061901 |
| ISSN | 1550-7998 |
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| Publication status | Published - 5 Mar 2012 |