Ads/Cft Duality User Guide 2015 Edition Contributor(s): Natsuume, Makoto (Author) |
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ISBN: 4431554408 ISBN-13: 9784431554400 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $75.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Quantum Theory - Science | Physics - Nuclear - Science | Physics - Condensed Matter |
Dewey: 530.1 |
Series: Lecture Notes in Physics |
Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.96 lbs) 294 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book describes applications of the AdS/CFT duality to the "real world." The AdS/CFT duality is an idea that originated from string theory and is a powerful tool for analyzing strongly-coupled gauge theories using classical gravitational theories. In recent years, it has been shown that one prediction of AdS/CFT is indeed close to the experimental result of the real quark-gluon plasma. Since then, the AdS/CFT duality has been applied to various fields of physics; examples are QCD, nuclear physics, condensed-matter physics, and nonequilibrium physics. The aim of this book is to provide background materials such as string theory, black holes, nuclear physics, condensed-matter physics, and nonequilibrium physics as well as key applications of the AdS/CFT duality in a single volume. The emphasis throughout the book is on a pedagogical and intuitive approach focusing on the underlying physical concepts. It also includes step-by-step computations for important results, which are useful for beginners. This book will be a valuable reference work for graduate students and researchers in particle physics, general relativity, nuclear physics, nonequilibrium physics, and condensed-matter physics. |