Non-Equilibrium Dynamics in AdS/CFT: The Holographic Dictionary and Quantum Quenches Seminar

We review a formalism to compute correlation functions in quantum field theories suitable for systems far from equilibrium. Then, we address the same problem using the AdS/CFT correspondence. The two most attractive generalisations of the holographic dictionary to non-equilibrium situations are shown to be equivalent for two point functions of free bulk scalar fields. Finally, we study thermalization in a holographic model of a quantum quench as an example of a system far from equilibrium. Relevant Paper: 1412.2806 [hep-th]