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Introduction to the AdS/CFT Correspondence

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This is a pedagogical introduction to the AdS/CFT correspondence. Starting with the conceptual basis of the holographic dualities, the subject is developed emphasizing some concrete topics, which are discussed in detail. A very brief introduction to string theory is provided, containing the minimal ingredients to understand the origin of the AdS/CFT duality. Other topics covered are the holographic calculation of correlation functions, quark–antiquark potentials and transport coefficients.

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Acknowledgments

I am grateful to Yago Bea, Niko Jokela, Javier Mas and Ricardo Vázquez for their comments and help in the preparation of these lecture notes. I also thank Carlos Merino for his invitation to deliver the course on the AdS/CFT correspondence at the third IDPASC school. This work is funded in part by the Spanish grant FPA2011-22594, by Xunta de Galicia (Consellería de Educación, grant INCITE09 206 121 PR and grant PGIDIT10PXIB206075PR), by the Consolider-Ingenio 2010 Programme CPAN (CSD2007-00042), and by FEDER.

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    Alfonso V. Ramallo

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Ramallo, A.V. (2015). Introduction to the AdS/CFT Correspondence. In: Merino, C. (eds) Lectures on Particle Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 161. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12238-0_10

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