Holography and Magnetically Induced Phenomena in QCD

Preface
Contents
Acronyms
1 Introduction
	1.1 QCD and Experiment
	1.2 Hydrodynamics
	1.3 Holography
	1.4 Magneto-Holography
	References
2 Basic Features of QCD
	2.1 Lagrangian
		2.1.1 Asymptotic Freedom
	2.2 Confinement
	2.3 Chiral Symmetry and Axial Anomaly
	2.4 QCD Thermodynamics
	References
3 Hydrodynamics and Transport Coefficients
	3.1 Generalities
	3.2 Transport Coefficients
	References
4 Gauge-Gravity Duality
	4.1 Holographic Computation of Correlators
	4.2 An Example: Holographic Computation of Shear Viscosity
	4.3 Holographic QCD
		4.3.1 What Do We Want from Holography?
		4.3.2 Top-Down Versus Bottom-Up
	References
5 Improved Holographic QCD
	5.1 Construction of the Theory
	5.2 UV Asymptotics
	5.3 IR Asymptotics
	5.4 Parameters and the Dilaton Potential
	5.5 The Glueball Spectra
	References
6 Thermodynamics and the Confinement/Deconfinement Transition
	6.1 Black-Brane Solution
	6.2 Entropy, Gluon Condensate and Conformal Anomaly
	6.3 Deconfinement Transition
	References
7 Improved Holographic QCD at Finite Density
	References
8 Improved Holographic QCD with Magnetic Field
	8.1 Background with Finite Magnetic Field and Temperature
	8.2 Quark-Antiquark Potential in a Magnetized State
	8.3 Phase Diagram of ihQCD with Magnetic Field
	8.4 Inverse Magnetic Catalysis
	8.5 Speed of Sound
	References
9 Hydrodynamics and Transport Coefficients
	9.1 Shear and Bulk Viscosity
	9.2 Shear Viscosity in the Presence of Magnetic Field
	9.3 Anomalous Transport
	References
10 Conclusion and a Look Ahead
	References
Appendix Appendices
A.1  Scalar Variables
A.2 The Potentials
A.3  Equations of Motion