Speaker:  Abhi Nellore, Princeton University

Title: Capturing QCD thermodynamics in gravity: a bottom-up approach

Abstract: Black hole solutions to five-dimensional gravity coupled to a 
single scalar afford a rich variety of equations of state.  In this talk, 
I will explain how to get from action to equation of state, and I will 
exhibit a representative sample of squared speed of sound vs. temperature 
plots.  My focus will be on one example that resembles the QCD equation of 
state as obtained from the lattice.  I will discuss some implications for 
quark-gluon plasma physics in light of the AdS/CFT correspondence.