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The discussion revolves around the implications of a partial proof of the AdS/CFT correspondence, specifically related to the perturbative Super-Yang-Mills theory derived from the topological AdS5xS5 sigma model. Participants explore the significance of the proof and its reception within the theoretical physics community.
Participants do not reach a consensus on the validity or implications of the proof. There are multiple competing views regarding its significance and the rigor of the arguments presented.
Participants acknowledge that the proof may not be fully rigorous and that interpretations of its implications vary. There is also a lack of clarity on how other theoreticians are responding to the paper.
MTd2 said:Lubos said this partial proof is a complete proof, lacking some details. http://motls.blogspot.com/2008/06/nathan-berkovits-proof-of-adscft.html
humanino said:The link you give was already posted above. I read what Lubos said, and I wonder what other theoreticians think, since Lubos sometimes has unconventional posts on his blog...
Oh, I thought exactly the same. But the spin network seems to me to be on the worldsheet, not the target space, so the math tools are similar but this is only a formal similarity.MTd2 said:I guess Marcus will love this, since it involves spin networks.
I am not sure I understand what this precisely means, but I appreciate your answer. I guess this must have something to do with the BMN matrix modelHaelfix said:Perhaps this is a little stronger than just checking pwave expansion coefficients on both side