Tailoring Three-Point Functions and Integrability

Understand

We use Integrability techniques to compute structure constants in N=4 SYM to leading order.

• Three closed spin chains, which represent the single trace gauge-invariant operators in N=4 SYM, are cut into six open chains which are then sewed back together into some nice pants, the three-point function.
• The algebraic and coordinate Bethe ansatz tools necessary for this task are reviewed.
• Finally, we discuss the classical limit of our results, anticipating some predictions for quasi-classical string correlators in terms of algebraic curves.