Thermalization of the spectral function in strongly coupled two dimensional conformal field theories

V. Balasubramanian; A. Bernamonti; B. Craps; V. Keränen; E. Keski-Vakkuri; B. Müller; L. Thorlacius; J. Vanhoof

doi:10.1007/JHEP04(2013)069

Thermalization of the spectral function in strongly coupled two dimensional conformal field theories

V. Balasubramanian, A. Bernamonti, B. Craps, V. Keränen, E. Keski-Vakkuri, B. Müller, L. Thorlacius, J. Vanhoof^*

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Using Wigner transforms of Green functions, we discuss non-equilibrium generalizations of spectral functions and occupation numbers. We develop methods for computing time-dependent spectral functions in conformal field theories holographically dual to thin-shell AdS-Vaidya spacetimes.

Original language	English
Article number	69
Journal	Journal of High Energy Physics
Volume	2013
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP04(2013)069
Publication status	Published - 2013

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Gauge-gravity correspondence
Holography and quark-gluon plasmas

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