The Pion Form Factor in AdS/QCD

Abstract

Holographic QCD provides a unique framework in which to compute QCD observables. In this talk we summarize recent numerical work on computing the pion electromagnetic form factor using an AdS/QCD action that includes both spontaneous and explicit chiral symmetry breaking. We consider both hard- and soft-wall model results and develop an intermediate background that supports the best features of both. We also begin to see possible evidence in the fit for the presence of 1/N_c corrections.

Comments: 12 pages, 3 figures, style file included. Invited plenary talk at "Continuous Advances in QCD 2008", Minneapolis