We consider superstrings moving in the AdS(5) x S-5 space-time and find the
ir Green-Schwarz action using the supercoset approach based on the supergro
up PSU(2, 2\4). We describe several parametrizations of the relevant superc
oset and present the action in different kappa -symmetry gauges. In particu
lar, we discuss a gauge where all the fermionic coordinates corresponding t
o the conformal (S) supercharges are gauged away and also a light-cone type
gauge where half of the Q and S supercoordinates are gauged away. The resu
lting action contains terms that are quadratic and quartic in fermions. In
the flat-space limit, it reduces to the standard light-cone Green-Schwarz a
ction. We comment on the possibility of fixing the bosonic light-cone gauge
and of reformulating the action in terms of two-dimensional Dirac spinors.
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