Large N field theories from Superstrings 1
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These are introductory lectures on the correspondence between SU(N) gauge theories and Superstring Theory in anti-de Sitter geometries (AdS). The subject combines a number of different topics, including supersymmetric field theory, classical and quantum physics of black holes, string theory, string dualities, conformal field theories (CFT), and quantum field theory in anti-de Sitter spaces. We also discuss applications of this AdS/CFT correspondence to the large N dynamics of pure QCD. 1 Lectures at the Latin American School SILAFAE III (April 2000) Cartagena, Colombia.
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تاریخ انتشار 2000