dc.rights.license | CC-BY-NC-ND | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Gürsoy, U. | |
dc.contributor.author | Papadomanolakis, G. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-11-26T18:01:57Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-11-26T18:01:57Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/18852 | |
dc.description.abstract | In this thesis we study, by using the AdS/CFT correspondence, the
formation of a chiral condensate and the subsequent dependence on an
external magnetic field in large Nc QCD-like theories at finite tempera-
ture. This was done via two gravity duals, the AdS-soliton model and the
Improved Holographic QCD model to which a
avour sector was added by
introducing probe branes. In the case of the AdS-Soliton, a 6 dimensional
model with one spatial dimension compactified on a circle, a constructive
effect on the condensate was observed, a phenomenon coined "Magnetic
Catalysis". The second model proved to be substantially more difficult,
failing to give the desired chiral symmetry breaking solutions due to nu-
merical errors. Therefore an extensive discussion and outlook will be given
in order for future work to be able to overcome this problems. | |
dc.description.sponsorship | Utrecht University | |
dc.format.extent | 8698537 | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.title | Magnetic Catalysis in
Holographic QCD | |
dc.type.content | Master Thesis | |
dc.rights.accessrights | Open Access | |
dc.subject.keywords | AdS/CFT, Holography, QCD, Magnetic Catalysis, AdS-Soliton, IHQCD | |
dc.subject.courseuu | Theoretical Physics | |