String Theory

As taught in: Fall 2008

Simplified drawing of the near-horizon geometry of many D3-branes.

A cartoon of the near-horizon geometry of many D3-branes. (Image by MIT OpenCourseWare.)

Instructors:

Prof. John McGreevy

MIT Course Number:

8.821

Level:

Graduate

Course Features

Course Description

This is a one-semester class about gauge/gravity duality (often called AdS/CFT) and its applications.