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Review of AdS/CFT Integrability, Chapter II.3: Sigma Model, Gauge Fixing

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This review is devoted to the classical integrability of the AdS 5 × S5 superstring theory. It starts with a reminder of the corresponding action as a coset model. The symmetries of this action are then reviewed. The classical integrability is then considered from the lagrangian and hamiltonian points of view. The second part of this review deals with the gauge fixing of this theory. Finally, some aspects of the pure spinor formulation are also briefly reviewed.

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Magro, M. Review of AdS/CFT Integrability, Chapter II.3: Sigma Model, Gauge Fixing. Lett Math Phys 99, 149–167 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11005-011-0481-1

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