Bulk spectral function sum rule in QCD-like theories with a holographic dual

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2011, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Hohler, Paul M ^a   Stephanov, Mikhail A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

AdS CFT correspondence; Holography and quark gluon plasmas; QCD; Sum rules

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053158980     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP06(2011)130     Document Type: Article

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