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Dominik Steineder¹, Stefan A Stricker, Aleksi Vuorinen

¹Institute of Theoretical Physics, Technical University of Vienna, Wiedner Hauptstrasse 8-10, A-1040 Vienna, Austria.

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We studied the thermalization of super Yang-Mills plasma using the AdS/CFT conjecture. Decreasing coupling strength revealed a shift in the plasma

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Area of Science:

High-energy physics
Quantum field theory
String theory

Background:

The AdS/CFT correspondence provides a powerful tool for studying strongly coupled quantum field theories.
Understanding thermalization in quantum plasmas is crucial for various areas of physics.

Purpose of the Study:

Investigate the thermalization of N = 4 super Yang-Mills plasma at large N(c) and finite 't Hooft coupling.
Analyze corrections to prompt photon emission spectra in holographic thermalization models.

Main Methods:

Utilized the AdS/CFT conjecture.
Supplemented the type IIB supergravity action with O(α('3)) operators.
Derived O(λ(-3/2)) corrections to photon emission spectra.

Main Results:

Observed a qualitative change in photon spectral density as coupling strength decreased.
The spectral density's approach to the thermal limit varied with photon energy.
Identified a shift in the thermalization pattern from top-down to bottom-up.

Conclusions:

The observed changes in photon emission spectra indicate a transition in the plasma's thermalization mechanism.
This study provides insights into the dynamics of thermalization in strongly coupled systems.