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From gauge-string duality to strong interactions: a Pedestrian's Guide

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-12-15 v2

Abstract

We survey recent progress in understanding the relation of string theory to quantum chromodynamics, focusing on holographic models of gauge theories similar to QCD and applications to heavy-ion collisions.

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@article{arxiv.0901.0935,
  title  = {From gauge-string duality to strong interactions: a Pedestrian's Guide},
  author = {Steven S. Gubser and Andreas Karch},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0901.0935},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

39 pages; invited review to appear in Annu. Rev. Nuc. Part. Sci; v2: reference added

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