AdS/CFT seems like a really hot topic and I'd like to start reading about. I am looking for the best introduction at my level, i.e. I have a background in QFT, CFT and general relativity at the level of a master student in theoretical physics. What would you recommend me to start tackling the subject? I have been looking for resources and so far I have noticed:
-this synthetic introductory lectures by Horatiu Nastase: http://arxiv.org/abs/0712.0689
-the videos of lectures done by P. Vieira at Perimeter for Perimeter Scholar International students: http://www.perimeterscholars.org/341.html
-the subject starts entering the most recent textbooks on string theory. We have the Schwartz and Becker ( http://goo.gl/jh45U ) and also the Kiritsis ( http://goo.gl/ulEVw )
I probably missed a lot of resources, as the literature on the subject is already quite huge. I would really appreciate some advice on that, as I already had the frustration of losing my time on not-so-good books when started to learn something new, so if I could (to the best) avoid that this time...
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