see also [[D branes]], [[Holography]]
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===books===
'''D-Branes''' 
by Clifford Johnson (CUP, 2003)

'''Black Holes, Information and the String Theory Revolution''' 
by Leonard Susskind and James Lindsay (World Scientific Publishing, 2005)

===reviews for beginners===
[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0201253 Supersymmetric Gauge Theories and the AdS/CFT Correspondence] 
by Eric D'Hoker, Daniel Z. Freedman (hep-th/0201253, 145 pages, 14 figures) 
This review covers all the basics in detail, with a calculational focus.

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9905111 Large N Field Theories, String Theory and Gravity] 
by O. Aharony, S.S. Gubser, J. Maldacena, H. Ooguri, Y. Oz (hep-th/9905111, 261 pages, 42 figures) 
This is the canonical review of AdS/CFT. The gauge-theory perspective is emphasized, but many supergravity issues are also discussed.

===all reviews===
[http://arxiv.org/abs/arXiv:1010.6134 Introduction to Gauge/Gravity Duality] 
by Joseph Polchinski (1010.6134 [hep-th], 43 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/1207.6697 Minimal Model Holography] 
by Matthias R. Gaberdiel, Rajesh Gopakumar (1207.6697 [hep-th], 54 pages, 1 figure)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/1108.4014 Recent Progress in Applying Gauge/Gravity Duality to Quark-Gluon Plasma Physics] 
by Andreas Karch (1108.4014 [hep-th], 8 pages, 2 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/1107.5780 The fluid/gravity correspondence] 
by Veronika E. Hubeny, Shiraz Minwalla, Mukund Rangamani (1107.5780 [hep-th], 41 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/1106.4324 Horizons, holography and condensed matter] 
by Sean A. Hartnoll (1106.4324 [hep-th], 34 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/1101.0618 Gauge/String Duality, Hot QCD and Heavy Ion Collisions] 
by Jorge Casalderrey-Solana, Hong Liu, David Mateos, Krishna Rajagopal, Urs Achim Wiedemann (1101.0618 [hep-th], 292 pages, 72 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/1012.5312 TASI lectures: Collisions in anti-de Sitter space, conformal symmetry, and holographic superconductors] 
by Steven S. Gubser (1012.5312 [hep-th], 26 pages, 5 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/1003.3291 The dynamics of quark-gluon plasma and AdS/CFT] 
by Romuald A. Janik (1003.3291 [hep-th], 35 pages, 3 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/1002.1722 Introduction to Holographic Superconductors] 
by Gary T. Horowitz (1002.1722 [hep-th], 34 pages, 10 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/0909.1580 M2-branes and AdS/CFT] 
by Igor R. Klebanov, Giuseppe Torri (0909.1580 [hep-th], 20 pages, 2 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/0909.0518 Holographic duality with a view toward many-body physics] 
by John McGreevy (0909.0518 [hep-th], 63 pages, many figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/0905.4352 Gravity & Hydrodynamics: Lectures on the fluid-gravity correspondence] 
by Mukund Rangamani (0905.4352 [hep-th], 60 pages, 3 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/0904.2750 Deconfinement and Thermodynamics in 5D Holographic Models of QCD] 
by Umut Gursoy (0904.2750 [hep-th], 19 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/0904.1975 Lectures on Holographic Superfluidity and Superconductivity] 
by Christopher P. Herzog (0904.1975 [hep-th], 39 pages, 9 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/0903.3246 Lectures on holographic methods for condensed matter physics] 
by Sean A. Hartnoll (0903.3246 [hep-th], 1+85 pages. 15 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/0901.4937 Foundations of the AdS_5 x S^5 Superstring. Part I] 
by Gleb Arutyunov, Sergey Frolov (0901.4937 [hep-th], 161 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/0901.0935 From gauge-string duality to strong interactions: a Pedestrian's Guide] 
by Steven S. Gubser, Andreas Karch (0901.0935 [hep-th], 39 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/0812.0500 Partons and jets in a strongly-coupled plasma from AdS/CFT] 
by Edmond Iancu (0812.0500 [hep-th], 61 pages, 28 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/0811.3113 Hydrodynamic Flow of the Quark-Gluon Plasma and Gauge/Gravity Correspondence] 
by Michal P. Heller, Romuald A. Janik, R. Peschanski (0811.3113 [hep-th])

[http://arxiv.org/abs/0807.1889 Scattering Amplitudes, Wilson Loops and the String/Gauge Theory Correspondence] 
by Luis F. Alday, Radu Roiban (0807.1889 [hep-th], 100 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/0804.2423 Quark Soup al dente: Applied Superstring Theory] 
by R. C. Myers, S. E. Vazquez (0804.2423 [hep-th], 17 pages, 5 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/0804.0951 Lectures on Scattering Amplitudes via AdS/CFT] 
by Luis F. Alday (0804.0951 [hep-th], 23 pages, 6 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/0803.1315 Gauge-String Dualities and Some Applications] 
by Marcus K. Benna, Igor R. Klebanov (0803.1315 [hep-th], 44 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/0712.0689 Introduction to AdS-CFT] 
by Horatiu Nastase (0712.0689 [hep-th], 133 pages, 13 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/0711.4467 Mesons in Gauge/Gravity Duals - A Review] 
by Johanna Erdmenger, Nick Evans, Ingo Kirsch, Ed Threlfall (0711.4467 [hep-th], 115 pages, 32 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0602037 Gauge/gravity duality] 
by Gary Horowitz and Joseph Polchinski (gr-qc/0602037, 20 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0312070 The Gauge/String Correspondence Towards Realistic Gauge Theories] 
by Emiliano Imeroni (hep-th/0312070, 144 pages, 26 figure)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0309246 TASI 2003 Lectures on AdS/CFT] 
by Juan M. Maldacena (hep-th/0309246, 46 pages) 
Maldacena's TASI lectures introduce the AdS/CFT correspondence and in particular the plane-wave limit.

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0303191 Supergravity duals of supersymmetric four dimensional gauge theories] 
by F. Bigazzi, A. L. Cotrone, M. Petrini, A. Zaffaroni (hep-th/0303191, 85 pages, 1 figure)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0303160 Four Lectures On The Gauge/Gravity Correspondence] 
by M. Bertolini (hep-th/0303160, 84 pages, 7 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0212314 Holographic Renormalization Group] 
by Masafumi Fukuma, So Matsuura, Tadakatsu Sakai (hep-th/0212314, 90 pages, 6 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0212193 The non-AdS/non-CFT correspondence, or three different paths to QCD] 
by Ofer Aharony (hep-th/0212193, 27 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0210145 Enumerative geometry and knot invariants] 
by Marcos Marino (hep-th/0210145, 69 pages, 13 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0209067 Lecture Notes on Holographic Renormalization] 
by Kostas Skenderis (hep-th/0209067, 42 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0205100 D-Branes on the Conifold and N=1 Gauge/Gravity Dualities] 
by Christopher P. Herzog, Igor R. Klebanov, Peter Ouyang (hep-th/0205100, 40 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0205075 Rudiments of Holography] 
by Enrique Alvarez, Jorge Conde, Lorenzo Hernandez (hep-th/0205075, 60 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0202156 Wilson loops in SYM theory: from weak to strong coupling] 
by Gordon W. Semenoff, K. Zarembo (hep-th/0202156, 32 pages, 5 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0201253 Supersymmetric Gauge Theories and the AdS/CFT Correspondence] 
by Eric D'Hoker, Daniel Z. Freedman (hep-th/0201253, 145 pages, 14 figures)
This review covers all the basics in detail, with a calculational focus.

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0009139 TASI Lectures: Introduction to the AdS/CFT Correspondence] 
by Igor R. Klebanov (hep-th/0009139, 36 pages) 
Klebanov provides a useful first introduction to the AdS/CFT correspondence.

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0004204 Aspects of the Gauge Theory -- Gravity Correspondence] 
by Seif Randjbar-Daemi (hep-th/0004204, 20 pages, 5 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0004186 Yang-Mills- and D-instantons] 
by A.V. Belitsky, S. Vandoren, P. van Nieuwenhuizen (hep-th/0004186, 62 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0003119 Lattice Gauge Theories and the AdS/CFT Correspondence] 
by M. Caselle (hep-th/0003119, 80 pages, 6 figure)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0003032 What does the string/gauge correspondence teach us about Wilson loops?] 
by Jacob Sonnenschein (hep-th/0003032, 47 pages, 13 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9912164 TASI Lectures on Branes, Black Holes and Anti-de Sitter Space] 
by M. J. Duff (hep-th/9912164, 122 pages) 
Duff reviews the supergravity aspects of AdS/CFT.

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9908171 N=4 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory and the AdS/SCFT correspondence] 
by Stefano Kovacs (hep-th/9908171, 228 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9908148 Large N gauge theories and AdS/CFT correspondence] 
by Paolo Di Vecchia (hep-th/9908148, 64 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9908005 Anti-de Sitter Supersymmetry] 
by Bernard de Wit, Ivan Herger (hep-th/9908005, 23 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9908004 Dynamics of D-brane Black Holes] 
by Steven S. Gubser (hep-th/9908004, 117 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9905111 Large N Field Theories, String Theory and Gravity] 
by O. Aharony, S.S. Gubser, J. Maldacena, H. Ooguri, Y. Oz (hep-th/9905111, 261 pages, 42 figures) 
This is the canonical review of AdS/CFT. The gauge-theory perspective is emphasized, but many supergravity issues are also discussed.

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9903007 An introduction to AdS/CFT correspondence] 
by Paolo Di Vecchia (hep-th/9903007, 7 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9902131 Introduction to the Maldacena Conjecture on AdS/CFT] 
by Jens L. Petersen (hep-th/9902131, 71 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9902022 Two Lectures on the AdS/CFT Correspondence] 
by Michael R. Douglas, S. Randjbar-Daemi (hep-th/9902022)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9901018 From Threebranes to Large N Gauge Theories] 
by Igor R. Klebanov (hep-th/9901018, 20 pages)

===papers===
[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9711200 The Large N Limit of Superconformal Field Theories and Supergravity] 
by Juan M. Maldacena (hep-th/9711200, 20 pages) 
the original AdS/CFT paper

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9802109 Gauge Theory Correlators from Non-Critical String Theory] 
by S.S. Gubser, I.R. Klebanov, A.M. Polyakov (hep-th/9802109, 15 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9802150 Anti De Sitter Space And Holography] 
by Edward Witten (hep-th/9802150, 40 pages)

[http://xstructure.inr.ac.ru/x-bin/subthemes3.py?level=3&index1=-146572&skip=0 AdS/CFT correspondence on arxiv.org]