Wilson loops in (p+1)-dimensional Yang-Mills theories using gravity/gauge theory correspondence

We compute the expectation values of both the time-like and the light-like Wilson loops in a strongly coupled plasma of ( p + 1 ) -dimensional Yang–Mills theories using gravity/gauge theory correspondence. From the time-like Wilson loop we obtain the velocity dependent quark–antiquark potential where the dipole is moving through the plasma with an arbitrary velocity 0 < v < 1 and also obtain expressions for the screening lengths. When the velocity v → 1 , the Wilson loop becomes light-like and we obtain the form of the jet quenching parameter in those strongly coupled plasma.

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latex file,17 pages, 8 figures,v2: added references;v3: version to appear in Nuclear Physics B

gravitation: gauge field theory
plasma: strong coupling
gauge field theory: Yang-Mills
quark antiquark: potential
screening: length
jet: quenching
gravitation: duality
Wilson loop
dipole
field theory: conformal

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