Introduction to AdS-CFT

dc.creatorNastase, Horatiu
dc.date2007-12-05
dc.date2007-12-20
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:50:14Z
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dc.descriptionThese lectures present an introduction to AdS-CFT, and are intended both for begining and more advanced graduate students, which are familiar with quantum field theory and have a working knowledge of their basic methods. Familiarity with supersymmetry, general relativity and string theory is helpful, but not necessary, as the course intends to be as self-contained as possible. I will introduce the needed elements of field and gauge theory, general relativity, supersymmetry, supergravity, strings and conformal field theory. Then I describe the basic AdS-CFT scenario, of ${\cal N}=4 $ Super Yang-Mills's relation to string theory in $AdS_5\times S_5$, and applications that can be derived from it: 3-point functions, quark-antiquark potential, finite temperature and scattering processes, the pp wave correspondence and spin chains. I also describe some general properties of gravity duals of gauge theories.
dc.description133 pages, 13 figures; typos corrected, references added
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0712.0689
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0712.0689
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/144539
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.titleIntroduction to AdS-CFT
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