Large N field theories, string theory and gravity
We review the holographic correspondence between field theories and string/M theory,
focusing on the relation between compactifications of string/M theory on Anti-de Sitter …
focusing on the relation between compactifications of string/M theory on Anti-de Sitter …
QCD thermalization: Ab initio approaches and interdisciplinary connections
Heavy-ion collisions at BNL's Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider and CERN's Large Hadron
Collider provide strong evidence for the formation of a quark-gluon plasma, with …
Collider provide strong evidence for the formation of a quark-gluon plasma, with …
The PHOBOS perspective on discoveries at RHIC
This paper describes the conclusions that can be drawn from the data taken thus far with the
PHOBOS detector at RHIC. In the most central Au+ Au collisions at the highest beam energy …
PHOBOS detector at RHIC. In the most central Au+ Au collisions at the highest beam energy …
Strongly interacting matter exhibits deconfined behavior in massive neutron stars
Neutron-star cores contain matter at the highest densities in our Universe. This highly
compressed matter may undergo a phase transition where nuclear matter melts into …
compressed matter may undergo a phase transition where nuclear matter melts into …
Shear Viscosity of Strongly Coupled Supersymmetric Yang-Mills Plasma
G Policastro, DT Son, AO Starinets - Physical Review Letters, 2001 - APS
Using the anti–de Sitter/conformal field theory correspondence, we relate the shear viscosity
η of the finite-temperature N= 4 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory in the large N, strong …
η of the finite-temperature N= 4 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory in the large N, strong …
[BOOK][B] Gauge/string duality, hot QCD and heavy ion collisions
Heavy ion collision experiments recreating the quark-gluon plasma that filled the nascent
universe have established that it is a nearly perfect liquid that flows with such minimal …
universe have established that it is a nearly perfect liquid that flows with such minimal …
Minkowski-space correlators in AdS/CFT correspondence: Recipe and applications
DT Son, AO Starinets - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2002 - iopscience.iop.org
We formulate a prescription for computing Minkowski-space correlators from AdS/CFT
correspondence. This prescription is shown to give the correct retarded propagators at zero …
correspondence. This prescription is shown to give the correct retarded propagators at zero …
New theories of relativistic hydrodynamics in the LHC era
W Florkowski, MP Heller… - Reports on Progress in …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
The success of relativistic hydrodynamics as an essential part of the phenomenological
description of heavy-ion collisions at RHIC and the LHC has motivated a significant body of …
description of heavy-ion collisions at RHIC and the LHC has motivated a significant body of …
Effect of shear viscosity on spectra, elliptic flow, and Hanbury Brown–Twiss radii
D Teaney - Physical Review C, 2003 - APS
Here we calculate the first correction to the thermal distribution function of an expanding gas
due to shear viscosity. With this modified distribution function we estimate viscous …
due to shear viscosity. With this modified distribution function we estimate viscous …
What RHIC experiments and theory tell us about properties of quark–gluon plasma?
E Shuryak - Nuclear Physics A, 2005 - Elsevier
This brief review summarizes the main experimental discoveries made at RHIC and then
discusses their implications. The robust collective flow phenomena are well described by …
discusses their implications. The robust collective flow phenomena are well described by …