RECENT PROGRESS IN AdS/CFT

2009/07/28 by John H. Schwarz · 2 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Duality (order theory) #Gauge (firearms) #Gauge theory #Particle physics #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Physics #Pure mathematics #Scope (computer science) #String (physics) #String theory #Theoretical physics #hep-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.1142/s0217751x10048639

published in International Journal of Modern Physics A 25(02n03), 310-318 (World Scientific) · 11 pages

arxiv created 2009/07/28 · openalex publication_date 2010/01/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

The study of AdS/CFT (or gauge/gravity) duality has been one of the most active and illuminating areas of research in string theory over the past decade. The scope of its relevance and the insights it is providing seem to be ever expanding. In this talk I briefly describe some of the attempts to explore how the duality works for maximally supersymmetric systems.

Citations

• Supersymmetric Yang-Mills theories
• N = 2 dualities
• A planar diagram theory for strong interactions
• Algebraic structures on parallel M2 branes
• Gauge symmetry and supersymmetry of multiple M2-branes
• 𝒩 = 6 superconformal Chern-Simons-matter theories, M2-branes and their gravity duals
• The gravity duals of N=2 superconformal field theories
• The large N limit of superconformal field theories and supergravity