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We review basic examples of classical string solutions in AdS 5 × S 5. We concentrate on simplest rigid closed string solutions of circular or folded type described by integrable 1-d Neumann system but mention also various generalizations and related open-string solutions.
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Tseytlin, A.A. Review of AdS/CFT Integrability, Chapter II.1: Classical AdS 5 × S 5 String Solutions. Lett Math Phys 99, 103–125 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11005-011-0466-0
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