Speaker
Level for award<br> (Hons, MSc, <br> PhD, N/A)?
PhD
Would you like to <br> submit a short paper <br> for the Conference <br> Proceedings (Yes / No)?
No
Main supervisor (name and email)<br>and his / her institution
Robert de Mello Koch
robert@neo.phys.wits.ac.za
University of the witwatersrand
Apply to be<br> considered for a student <br> award (Yes / No)?
Yes
Abstract content <br> (Max 300 words)<br><a href="http://events.saip.org.za/getFile.py/access?resId=0&materialId=0&confId=34" target="_blank">Formatting &<br>Special chars</a>
We study the example of the AdS/CFT correspondence betwee type IIB string theory on spacetimes that are asymptotically AdS5 × S5 and N = 4 super Yang-Mills Theory. We consider states in the field theory dual to 1/2 and 1/4 BPS string theory backgrounds. The boundary condition for the supergravity solution is determined by a function which satisfies the Laplace equation. For regular geometries, this function must take values ±1/2 on a certain two dimensional plane. In the dual theory, this plane is identified with a phase space of Fermions by mapping the regions with ±1/2 to occupied and unoccupied states. This can be visualized as separated white and black regions. The boundary separating these two region can have any shape for 1/2 BPS geometries. For 1/4 BPS geometries, the boundary is constrained by a non-tirival differential equation.
Please indicate whether<br>this abstract may be<br>published online<br>(Yes / No)
Yes
