Dynamics of entanglement entropy in holographic thermalization Seminar

We consider quantum field theories prepared in far from equilibrium states that are homogeneous and isotropic in space. First we will review results from free field theories and 1+1 dimensional conformal field theories prepared in such states. Then we turn to strongly coupled field theories that have a weakly coupled gravitational dual and show how a qualitatively similar picture of non-equilibrium dynamics of the dual field theories arises from black hole formation, together with some interesting differences. As our main observable we will consider the entanglement entropy of spatial subregions.