Norms and scalar products for AdS_3

Abstract

We compute scalar products and norms of Bethe vectors in the massless sector of AdS_3 integrable superstring theories, by exploiting the general difference form of the S-matrix of massless excitations in the pure Ramond-Ramond case, and the difference form valid only in the BMN limit in the mixed-flux case. We obtain determinant-like formulas for the scalar products, generalising a procedure developed in previous literature for standard R-matrices to the present non-conventional situation. We verify our expressions against explicit calculations using Bethe vectors for chains of small length, and perform some computer tests of the exact formulas as far as numerical accuracy sustains us. This should be the first step towards the derivation of integrable form-factors and correlation functions for the AdS_3 S-matrix theory.