Provides a self-contained introduction to the AdS/CFT correspondence and a full review of the bottom-up holographic models
Includes the latest developments regarding the electromagnetic interactions of the quark–gluon plasma
Offers a comprehensive overview of both the theoretical and experimental advances in the field
Author(s): Umut Gürsoy
Series: SPRINGER BRIEFS IN PHYSICS
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2021
Language: English
Tags: Holography QCD
Preface
Contents
Acronyms
1 Introduction
1.1 QCD and Experiment
1.2 Hydrodynamics
1.3 Holography
1.4 Magneto-Holography
References
2 Basic Features of QCD
2.1 Lagrangian
2.1.1 Asymptotic Freedom
2.2 Confinement
2.3 Chiral Symmetry and Axial Anomaly
2.4 QCD Thermodynamics
References
3 Hydrodynamics and Transport Coefficients
3.1 Generalities
3.2 Transport Coefficients
References
4 Gauge-Gravity Duality
4.1 Holographic Computation of Correlators
4.2 An Example: Holographic Computation of Shear Viscosity
4.3 Holographic QCD
4.3.1 What Do We Want from Holography?
4.3.2 Top-Down Versus Bottom-Up
References
5 Improved Holographic QCD
5.1 Construction of the Theory
5.2 UV Asymptotics
5.3 IR Asymptotics
5.4 Parameters and the Dilaton Potential
5.5 The Glueball Spectra
References
6 Thermodynamics and the Confinement/Deconfinement Transition
6.1 Black-Brane Solution
6.2 Entropy, Gluon Condensate and Conformal Anomaly
6.3 Deconfinement Transition
References
7 Improved Holographic QCD at Finite Density
References
8 Improved Holographic QCD with Magnetic Field
8.1 Background with Finite Magnetic Field and Temperature
8.2 Quark-Antiquark Potential in a Magnetized State
8.3 Phase Diagram of ihQCD with Magnetic Field
8.4 Inverse Magnetic Catalysis
8.5 Speed of Sound
References
9 Hydrodynamics and Transport Coefficients
9.1 Shear and Bulk Viscosity
9.2 Shear Viscosity in the Presence of Magnetic Field
9.3 Anomalous Transport
References
10 Conclusion and a Look Ahead
References
Appendix Appendices
A.1 Scalar Variables
A.2 The Potentials
A.3 Equations of Motion
