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We calculate the holographic three-point functions in \( \mathcal{N} = 4 \) super-Yang-Mills theory in the case when two of the operators are semiclassical and one is dual to a supergravity mode. We further discuss the transition to the regime when all three operators are semiclassical.
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Zarembo, K. Holographic three-point functions of semiclassical states. J. High Energ. Phys. 2010, 30 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP09(2010)030
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