Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Background
- 1 Elements of quantum field theory and gauge theory
- 2 Basics of general relativity; Anti-de Sitter space
- 3 Basics of supersymmetry
- 4 Basics of supergravity
- 5 Kaluza–Klein dimensional reduction
- 6 Black holes and p-branes
- 7 String theory actions and spectra
- 8 Elements of conformal field theory
- 9 D-branes
- Part II Basics of AdS/CFT for N = 4 SYM vs. AdS5 × S5
- Part III AdS/CFT developments and gauge–gravity dualities
- References
- Index
4 - Basics of supergravity
from Part I - Background
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 September 2015
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Background
- 1 Elements of quantum field theory and gauge theory
- 2 Basics of general relativity; Anti-de Sitter space
- 3 Basics of supersymmetry
- 4 Basics of supergravity
- 5 Kaluza–Klein dimensional reduction
- 6 Black holes and p-branes
- 7 String theory actions and spectra
- 8 Elements of conformal field theory
- 9 D-branes
- Part II Basics of AdS/CFT for N = 4 SYM vs. AdS5 × S5
- Part III AdS/CFT developments and gauge–gravity dualities
- References
- Index
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- Introduction to the AdS/CFT Correspondence , pp. 72 - 86Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2015