Effect of Curvature Squared Corrections to Gravitational Action on Viscosity-to-Entropy Ratio of the Dual Gauge Theory
In this thesis we study the properties of strongly-coupled large-N conformal field theories (CFT’s) using AdS/CFT correspondence. Chapter 1 serves as an introduction. In Chapter 2 we study the shear viscosity of strongly-coupled large-N conformal field theories. We find that it is affected by \(R^2\)...
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Harvard University
2013
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| Online Access: | http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:10549 http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:10368126 |