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The AdS/CFT correspondence is the best known example of a
gauge/gravity duality. These dualities are realizations of the Holographic
Principle, which asserts that a gravity theory in d+1 dimensions is
equivalent to a d-dimensional gauge theory. Remarkably, the AdS/CFT
correspondence has found applications in the study of the "Quark-Gluon
Plasma" (QGP) produced in heavy-ion collisions at RHIC and LHC. In this talk
I will try to give a basic introduction to the AdS/CFT correspondence and
explain why and under what conditions it can be used to study the QGP.
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