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Quasi Normal Modes

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-11-10 v1

Abstract

We review different applications of quasinormal modes to black hole physics, string theory and thermalisation in quantum field theory. In particular, we describe the the relation between quasi normal modes of AdS black holes and the time scale for thermalisation in strongly coupled, large NN conformal field theory. We also discuss the problem of unitarity within this approach.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0312287,
  title  = {Quasi Normal Modes},
  author = {Ivo Sachs},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0312287},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

Talk given at 36th International Symposium Ahrenshoop on the Theory of Elementary Particles: Recent Developments in String/M-Theory and Field Theory, Berlin, Germany, 26-30 Aug 2003, to appear in Fortsch.Phys