Horizon formation and far-from-equilibrium isotropization in supersymmetric Yang-Mills plasma

TL;DR

This paper investigates how anisotropic, strongly coupled supersymmetric Yang-Mills plasma forms and evolves towards equilibrium using gauge/gravity duality, focusing on horizon formation in the dual gravitational geometry.

Contribution

It provides a novel analysis of horizon formation and isotropization in a far-from-equilibrium supersymmetric plasma via holographic methods.

Findings

Demonstrates horizon formation in anisotropic conditions

Shows isotropization occurs over specific timescales

Connects boundary condition changes to gravitational horizon dynamics

Abstract

Using gauge/gravity duality, we study the creation and evolution of anisotropic, homogeneous strongly coupled $\mathcal N=4$ supersymmetric Yang-Mills plasma. In the dual gravitational description, this corresponds to horizon formation in a geometry driven to be anisotropic by a time-dependent change in boundary conditions.