Course manual 2021/2022

Course content

The course this year will focus on AdS/CFT duality and its connections to hydrodynamics, in particular fluid/gravity duality.

Objectives

Students will learn the connection between N=4 Super-Yang Mills theory and gravity.
Students will learn how N=4 Super-Yang Mills theory is related with hydrodynamics.
Students will learn how to compute various correlators of the field theory using gravitational methods.
Students will learn why black holes in Anti-de Sitter spacetime in particular regimes behave like fluids.

Teaching methods

Lecture
Seminar
Self-study

Learning activities

Activity	Hours
Hoorcollege	16
Werkcollege	16
Self study	52
Total	84	(3 EC x 28 uur)

Attendance

Requirements concerning attendance (OER-B).

In addition to, or instead of, classes in the form of lectures, the elements of the master’s examination programme often include a practical component as defined in article A-1.2 of part A. The course catalogue contains information on the types of classes in each part of the programme. Attendance during practical components is mandatory.

Assessment

Item and weight	Details
Final grade

Assessment will be based on homework assignments and the final grade is Pass/Fail

Fraud and plagiarism

The 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' applies to this course. This will be monitored carefully. Upon suspicion of fraud or plagiarism the Examinations Board of the programme will be informed. For the 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' see: www.student.uva.nl

Course structure

Weeknummer	Onderwerpen	Studiestof
1
2
3
4

Owner	Master Physics and Astronomy (joint degree)
Coordinator	dr. J. Armas
Part of	Master Physics and Astronomy, track Theoretical Physics, Master Physics and Astronomy (joint degree), track General Physics and Astronomy,

String Theory 2