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From Threebranes to Large N Gauge Theories

High Energy Physics - Theory 2007-05-23 v2 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

This is a brief introductory review of the AdS/CFT correspondence and of the ideas that led to its formulation. Emphasis is placed on dualities between conformal large NN gauge theories in 4 dimensions and string backgrounds of the form AdS5×X5AdS_5\times X_5. Attempts to generalize this correspondence to asymptotically free theories are also included.

Cite

@article{arxiv.hep-th/9901018,
  title  = {From Threebranes to Large N Gauge Theories},
  author = {Igor R. Klebanov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9901018},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

20 pages, LaTeX; Based on the talk at Orbis Scientiae '98, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, December 1998; v2: minor corrections