Pomeron and AdS/CFT Correspondence for QCD

Abstract

The Maldacena conjecture that QCD is holographically dual to gravity in extra dimensions is briefly reviewed. On the basis of this duality conjecture, the complete glueball spectrum is computed which bares a striking resemblance to the known $QC{D}_4$ spectrum as determined by lattice simulations. In particular, a strong coupling expansion for the Pomeron intercept is obtained.

Comments: 6 pages, Talks given at ISMD2000, Tihany, Hungary, Oct. 2000, and at Gribov-2000, Orsay, France, Mar. 2000