Published May 29, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Horizon Formation and Far-from-Equilibrium Isotropization in a Supersymmetric Yang-Mills Plasma

  • 1. Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195 (United States)

Description

Using gauge-gravity duality, we study the creation and evolution of anisotropic, homogeneous strongly coupled N=4 supersymmetric Yang-Mills plasma. In the dual gravitational description, this corresponds to horizon formation in a geometry driven to be anisotropic by a time-dependent change in boundary conditions.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
102
Journal Issue
21
Journal Page Range
p. 211601-211601.4
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41061660
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
ANISOTROPY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DUALITY; EVOLUTION; GRAVITATION; PLASMA; SUPERSYMMETRY; TIME DEPENDENCE; YANG-MILLS THEORY
Descriptors DEC
SYMMETRY

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