PIRSA:10020000 Scientific Series Quantum Fields and Strings

DOI10.48660/10020000

Series: Colloquium

Thanh Son, D. (2010). Viscosity, quark gluon plasma, and string theory. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/10020000

Thanh Son, Dam. Viscosity, quark gluon plasma, and string theory. Perimeter Institute, Feb. 24, 2010, https://pirsa.org/10020000 

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  doi = {10.48660/10020000},
  url = {https://pirsa.org/10020000},
  author = {Thanh Son, Dam},
  keywords = {Quantum Fields and Strings},
  language = {en},
  title = {Viscosity, quark gluon plasma, and string theory},
  publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
  year = {2010},
  month = {feb},
  note = {PIRSA:10020000 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
}

Abstract

Viscosity is a very old concept which was introduced to physics by Navier in the 19th century. However, in strongly coupled systems, the viscosity is usually difficult to compute. In this talk I will describe how gauge/gravity duality, a by-product of string theory, allows one to compute the viscosity for a class of strongly interacting fluids not too dissimilar to the quark gluon plasma. I will also describe efforts to measure the viscosity and other physical properties of the quark gluon plasma at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider.

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