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This book provides a comprehensive overview of developments in the field of holographic entanglement entropy. Within the context of the AdS/CFT correspondence, it is shown how quantum entanglement is computed by the area of certain extremal surfaces. The general lessons one can learn from this connection are drawn out for quantum field theories, many-body physics, and quantum gravity. An overview of the necessary background material is provided together with a flavor of the exciting open questions that are currently being discussed. The book is divided into four main parts. In the first part, the concept of entanglement, and methods for computing it, in quantum field theories is reviewed. In the second part, an overview of the AdS/CFT correspondence is given and the holographic entanglement entropy prescription is explained. In the third part, the time-dependence of entanglement entropy in out-of-equilibrium systems, and applications to many body physics are explored using holographic methods. The last part focuses on the connection between entanglement and geometry. Known constraints on the holographic map, as well as, elaboration of entanglement being a fundamental building block of geometry are explained. The book is a useful resource for researchers and graduate students interested in string theory and holography, condensed matter and quantum information, as it tries to connect these different subjects linked by the common theme of quantum entanglement.Product Identifiers
PublisherSpringer International Publishing A&G
ISBN-139783319525716
eBay Product ID (ePID)235073434
Product Key Features
Number of Pages246 Pages
Publication NameHolographic Entanglement Entropy
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPhysics
Publication Year2017
TypeTextbook
AuthorTadashi Takayanagi, Mukund Rangamani
SeriesLecture Notes in Physics
Dimensions
Item Height235 mm
Item Weight3927 g
Item Width155 mm
Volume931
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Country/Region of ManufactureSwitzerland
Title_AuthorMukund Rangamani, Tadashi Takayanagi