Seminars/Colloquia

MLL-Kolloquium: PD Dr. Johanna Erdmenger (MPI f. Physik, München): New applications of string theory methods to QCD and to condensed matter systems

Name: MLL-Kolloquium: PD Dr. Johanna Erdmenger (MPI f. Physik, München): New applications of string theory methods to QCD and to condensed matter systems
Start: 2011-06-09T16:00:00+02:00
End: 2011-06-09T17:00:00+02:00
Location: No location set

Thursday 9 Jun 2011, 16:00 → 17:00 Europe/Berlin

LMU Building, Am Coulombwall 1, Garching, Lecture Hall (ground floor)

Description

We give an overview over the subject of gauge/gravity duality and its applications. Based on string theory, gauge/gravity duality maps strongly coupled quantum field theories to weakly coupled gravity theories and thus provides a new framework for studying physical phenomena in strongly coupled systems. We discuss the range of applicability of this approach and give examples of applications in both elementary particle/nuclear physics and condensed matter physics. The examples presented include the quark-gluon plasma, mesons, superconductors and Fermi surfaces.