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We study the correlation function of two circular Wilson loops at strongcoupling in N=4 super Yang-Mills theory. Using the AdS/CFT correspondence, theproblem maps to finding the minimal surface between two circles defined on theboundary of AdS, and the fluctuations around the classical solution in AdS_5 xS^5. At the classical level, we derive the string solution in H_3 x S^1explicitly, and focus on properties such as stability and phase transition.Furthermore, a computation of the associated algebraic curve is given. At thequantum level, the one-loop partition function is constructed by introducingquadratic bosonic and fermionic fluctuations around the classical solution,embedded in AdS_5 x S^5. We find an analytic, formal expression for thepartition function in terms of an infinite product by employing theGel'fand-Yaglom method and supersymmetric regularization. We regulate theexpression and evaluate the partition function numerically.

Correlation Function of Circular Wilson Loops at Strong Coupling