TH String Theory Seminar

Holographic theories with fundamental matter

Name: Holographic theories with fundamental matter
Start: 2006-05-22T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2006-05-22T15:00:00+02:00
Location: CERN

by Myers, R. (Perimeter Institute)

Monday 22 May 2006, 14:00 → 15:00 Europe/Zurich

TH Auditorium (CERN)

TH Auditorium

CERN

Description

The gauge/gravity correspondence is a powerful tool to study non-perturbative physics of gauge theories in diverse dimensions. The holographic description of fundamental matter with a small number of flavours, N_f << N_c, is given by N_f probe D-branes in the appropriate gravitational background. I will discuss some general properties of the meson spectrum and thermal phase transitions in these theories. The talk is based on hep-th/0605046 and hep-th/0605017.