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Introduction to the AdS/CFT correspondence

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12/22<br />

Partition functions. 6.<br />

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To compute <strong>the</strong> path integral for <strong>the</strong> scalar<br />

field ϕ with <strong>the</strong> prescribed b.c. we calculate<br />

<strong>the</strong> value of <strong>the</strong> action S on <strong>the</strong> solution:<br />

S <br />

»<br />

»<br />

d D x B µ p ? ¡g g µν φB ν φq <br />

¡ d D x 1 Bϕ<br />

ɛD¡1ϕ Bz<br />

³ | zɛ<br />

For z Ñ 0 we have <strong>the</strong> asymp<strong>to</strong>tics<br />

ϕ Ñ z ∆ ¡ ϕ 0 pxq z ∆ d 4 y ϕ 0pyq<br />

2∆ , so<br />

|x¡y|<br />

S div.terms ¡<br />

»<br />

d 4 x d 4 y ϕ 0pxq ϕ 0 pyq<br />

|x ¡ y| 2∆

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