2017 CAP Congress / Congrès de l'ACP 2017

Out of equilibrium dynamics of gauge theories from holography

31 May 2017, 11:30

30m

Botterell B143 (Queen's University)

Invited Speaker / Conférencier invité Theoretical Physics / Physique théorique (DTP-DPT) W2-4 Fields and Strings (DTP) | Champs et cordes (DPT)

Speaker

Dr Alex Buchel (Western University and Perimeter Institute)

Description

I review applications of holographic framework to out of equilibrium dynamics in strong coupled gauge theories. Potential applications range from physics of heavy-ion collisions to properties of primordial quark-gluon plasma in early Universe.