Light-Cone String Field Theory in a Plane Wave Background

TL;DR

This paper provides an accessible introduction to light-cone string field theory focusing on string interactions within the plane wave limit of AdS/CFT, summarizing recent developments and highlighting open research questions.

Contribution

It offers an elementary overview of light-cone string field theory applied to plane wave backgrounds, emphasizing its relevance to AdS/CFT correspondence.

Findings

Summarizes recent advances in string interactions in plane wave backgrounds.

Highlights open questions in light-cone string field theory.

Provides educational insights into the application of the theory.

Abstract

These lecture notes present an elementary introduction to light-cone string field theory, with an emphasis on its application to the study of string interactions in the plane wave limit of AdS/CFT. We summarize recent results and conclude with a list of open questions.