Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Theory
Scientific paper
2003-07-23
JHEP0502:047,2005
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
26 pages, LaTeX, 1 figure; extended final version, section added
Scientific paper
10.1088/1126-6708/2005/02/047
We discuss the scalar propagator on generic AdS x S backgrounds. For the conformally flat situations and masses corresponding to Weyl invariant actions, the propagator is powerlike in the sum of the chordal distances with respect to AdS(d+1) and S(d'+1). In these cases we analyze its source structure. In all other cases the propagator depends on both chordal distances separately. There an explicit formula is found for certain special mass values. For pure AdS we show how the well known propagators in the Weyl invariant case can be expressed as linear combinations of simple powers of the chordal distance. For AdS(5) x S(5) we relate our propagator to the expression in the plane wave limit and find a geometric interpretation of the variables occurring in the known explicit construction on the plane wave. As a byproduct of comparing different techniques, including the KK mode summation, a theorem for summing certain products of Legendre and Gegenbauer functions is derived.
Dorn Harald
Salizzoni Mario
Sieg Christoph
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