TL;DR
This paper reviews recent advances in understanding quantum chromodynamics through string theory, focusing on gauge/gravity duality, large-Nc limit, thermodynamics, hydrodynamics, and phase transitions.
Contribution
It synthesizes recent progress on the connection between string theory and QCD, emphasizing conceptual insights over technical details.
Findings
Large-Nc gauge theories can be described by gravity duals.
Thermodynamics and hydrodynamics of gauge theories are modeled via gravitational descriptions.
Confinement/deconfinement phase transitions are analyzed through gauge/gravity duality.
Abstract
I review recent progress on the connection between string theory and quantum chromodynamics in the context of the gauge/gravity duality. Emphasis is placed on conciseness and conceptual aspects rather than on technical details. Topics covered include the large-Nc limit of gauge theories, the gravitational description of gauge theory thermodynamics and hydrodynamics, and confinement/deconfinement thermal phase transitions.
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