Overview
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 dissipation that it cannot be seen as made of particles. String theory provides a powerful toolbox for studying matter with such properties. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to gauge/string duality and its applications to the study of the thermal and transport properties of quark-gluon plasma, the dynamics of how it forms, how it flows, and its response to probes including jets and quarkonium mesons. Calculations are discussed in the context of data from RHIC and LHC and results from finite temperature lattice QCD. This is an ideal reference for students and researchers in string theory, quantum field theory, quantum many-body physics, heavy ion physics and lattice QCD. This title from 2014 has been reissued as an Open Access publication on Cambridge Core.
Full Product Details
Author: Jorge Casalderrey-Solana (Universitat de Barcelona) ,
Hong Liu (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) ,
David Mateos (Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA) and Universitat de Barcelona) ,
Krishna Rajagopal (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 17.50cm
, Height: 3.10cm
, Length: 25.00cm
Weight: 0.960kg
ISBN: 9781009403498
ISBN 10: 1009403494
Pages: 468
Publication Date: 27 July 2023
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
"""... for its clarity, topicality, and authority, this volume ... certainly is the book that every mathematical physicist should wish to have read about the subject."" Johannes Walcher, Zentralblatt MATH"
Author Information
Jorge Casalderrey-Solana is a Ramón y Cajal Researcher at the Universitat de Barcelona. His research focuses on the properties of QCD matter produced in ultra-relativistic heavy ion collisions. Hong Liu is a Professor of Physics at MIT. His research interests include quantum gravity and exotic quantum matter. David Mateos is an ICREA Research Professor at the Universitat de Barcelona, where he leads a group working on the connection between string theory and quantum chromodynamics. Krishna Rajagopal is a Professor of Physics at MIT. His research focuses on QCD at high temperature or density, where new understanding can come from unexpected directions. Urs Achim Wiedemann is a Senior Theoretical Physicist at CERN, researching the theory and phenomenology of ultra-relativistic heavy ion collisions.
