CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- 1. High-Order Calculations in QCD and in General Gauge Theories -- NLO Evolution of Color Dipoles I. Balitsky -- 1. Small-x evolution of color dipoles -- 2. NLO evolution of color dipoles in QCD -- 3. NLO evolution of color dipoles in N = 4 SYM -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Recent Perturbative Results on Heavy Quark Decays J.H. Piclum, M. Dowling, A. Pak -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Calculation of NNLO corrections -- 3. Helicity Fractions -- 4. Semi-leptonic b decays -- 4.1. Charm-mass effects -- 4.2. Intermediate recoil limit -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Leading and Non-Leading Singularities in Gauge Theory Hard Scattering G. Sterman -- 1. Introduction -- 2. How We Use Perturbative QCD -- 3. Factorization and Resummation -- 4. The Classic Case: QT Resummation -- 5. Poles in Color Exchange Amplitudes -- 6. Summary -- Acknowledgments -- References -- The Space-Cone Gauge, Lorentz Invariance and On-Shell Recursion for One-Loop Yang-Mills Amplitudes D. Vaman, Y.-P. Yao -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Possible Analytic Continuations -- 3. On-shell recurrence relations for one-loop rational gluon amplitudes -- 3.1. One-loop same helicity gluon amplitudes -- 3.2. Reference-Twistor Independence and One-Loop (- + +· · ·+) Amplitudes -- 3.2.1. The Five-Point (-++++) Amplitude -- 3.2.2. A generic (-++. . .+) Amplitude -- References -- 2. Heavy Flavor Physics -- Exotic c c Mesons E. Braaten -- 1. New cc̄ mesons -- 1.1. X(3872) -- 1.2. New 1-- cc̄ mesons -- 1.3. Z (4430) -- 2. What are they? -- 2.1. Charmonium -- 2.2. Charm meson molecules -- 2.3. Tetraquark mesons -- 2.4. Charmonium hybrids -- 2.5. Hadro-charmonium -- 3. What is the X(3872)? -- 4. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Search for New Physics in Bs-Mixing A.J. Lenz -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Strategy to search for new physics.

3. Theoretical framework and uncertainties -- 4. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Implications of D - D Mixing for New Physics A.A. Petrov -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental Constraints on Charm Mixing -- 3. Standard Model "background" in D 0 - D0 mixing -- 4. New Physics contributions to D 0 - D0 mixing -- 4.1. New Phyiscs in

1. Introduction -- 2. Equilibrium Properties -- 2.1. Low Energy Effective Theory and Density Functional -- 2.2. Epsilon Expansion -- 3. Transport Properties -- 3.1. Kinetic Theory -- 3.2. Hydrodynamics -- 4. Outlook -- References -- Lessons from Random Matrix Theory for QCD at Finite Density K. Splittor , J.J.M. Verbaarschot -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Phase Diagram of QCD -- 3. Random Matrix Model at µ 6= 0 -- 4. Lessons from Random Matrix Theory -- 4.1. Lesson 1: Homogeneity of Dirac Eigenvalues -- 4.2. Lesson 2: Quenched Limit -- 4.3. Lesson 3: Width of the Dirac Spectrum -- 4.4. Lesson 4: Infrared Dominance -- 4.5. Lesson 5: Failure of Banks-Casher at µ 6= 0 -- 4.6. Lesson 6: Quark Mass and Average Phase Factor -- 4.7. Lesson 7: Distribution of Small Dirac Eigenvalues -- 4.8. Lesson 8: Equality Two Condensates -- 4.9. Lesson 9: Test of Algorithms -- 5. Conclusions -- References -- 4. Methods and Models of Holographic Correspondence -- Soft-Wall Dynamics in AdS/QCD B. Batell -- 1. Introduction -- 2. A dynamical soft-wall model -- 3. Discussion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Holographic QCD N. Evans, E. Threlfall -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The AdS/CFT Correspondence -- 3. Dilaton Flow Geometries -- 3.1. Solution with no event horizon -- 3.2. Black hole geometry -- 3.3. Interpretation -- 4. QCD-like Dynamics -- 4.1. Glueballs at T=0 -- 4.2. D7 Branes and Quarks at T=0 -- 4.3. Thermodynamic computation -- 4.4. The Deconfined Phase -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- QCD Glueball Sum Rules and Vacuum Topology H. Forkel -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Correlators and sum rules -- 3. IOPE -- 4. Results and discussion -- References -- The Pion Form Factor in AdS/QCD H.J. Kwee, R.F. Lebed -- 1. Introduction and Background -- 2. Formalism -- 3. Background and Chiral Symmetry-Breaking Fields -- 4. Numerical Solutions -- 5. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments.

References -- The Fast Life of Holographic Mesons R.C. Myers, A. Sinha -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Dispersion relations and widths -- 3. Discussion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Properties of Baryons from D-branes and Instantons S. Sugimoto -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Brief summary of the model -- 2.1. Construction of QCD -- 2.2. 5 dim YM-CS theory as a theory of mesons -- 3. Baryons as instantons -- 4. Quantization -- 5. Currents -- 6. Exploration -- 6.1. Baryon number (isoscalar) current -- 6.2. Isovector current -- 6.3. Axial coupling -- 7. Conclusion and Discussion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- The Master Space of N = 1 Quiver Gauge Theories: Counting BPS Operators A. Za aroni -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Generating function for chiral operators -- 3. The moduli space of superconformal quivers -- 4. The case of one brane: the master space -- 5. The case of N branes -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 5. Topological Field Congurations -- Skyrmions in Theories with Massless Adjoint Quarks R. Auzzi -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Low-Energy E ective Action -- 3. WZNW Term, Anomalies and Statistics -- 4. Skyrmion Stability -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Domain Walls, Localization and Con nement: What Binds Strings Inside Walls S. Bolognesi -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Simplest Example at Weak Coupling -- 3. A Modified Seiberg-Witten framework -- 4. Two Flavor Model -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Static Interactions of non-Abelian Vortices M. Eto -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The model -- 2.1. A fine-tuned model -- 2.2. Models with general couplings -- 2.3. Vortex equations in the fine-tuned model -- 2.4. BPS Limit -- 3. Vortex interaction in the fine-tuned model -- 3.1. (k1, k2) coincident vortices -- 3.2. Effective potential for coincident vortices -- 3.3. Interaction at generic vortex separation -- 4. Vortices with generic couplings.

4.1. Equal gauge coupling = 1 revisited -- 4.2. Different gauge couplings: 6= 1 -- 5. Interaction at large vortex separation -- 5.1. Vortices in ne-tuned models e = g and e = g -- 5.2. Vortices with general couplings -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Vortices which do not Abelianize Dynamically: Semi-Classical Origin of Non-Abelian Monopoles K. Konishi -- 1. Non-Abelian monopoles -- 2. Light non-Abelian monopoles -- 3. Non-Abelian vortices -- 4. Dynamical Abelianization -- 5. Non-Abelian vortices which do not dynamically reduce to ANO vortices -- References -- A Generalized Construction for Lumps and Non-Abelian Vortices W. Vinci -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Model and BPS Vortex Equations -- 3. The Strong Coupling Limit and the BPS Lump Equations -- 4. The Vortex-Lump Correspondence -- 5. The Generalized Rational Map Construction for Lumps -- 6. Moduli Space of Vortices -- 7. Local (ANO-like) Vortices -- 8. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments: -- References -- 6. Dynamics in Supersymmetric Theories -- Cusp Anomalous Dimension in Planar Maximally Supersymmetric Yang-Mills Theory B. Basso -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Cusp Anomalous Dimension -- 2.1. Definition -- 2.2. Weak Coupling Expansion from Gauge Theory -- 2.3. Strong Coupling Expansion from String Theory -- 3. Renormalization of Wilson Operators and Integrability -- 3.1. Wilson Operators and Anomalous Dimensions -- 3.2. Integrable Spin Chain and Bethe Ansatz -- 3.3. Large Spin Limit -- 4. All-Loop Integrability and the BES Equation -- 4.1. All-loop asymptotic Bethe ansatz -- 4.2. Large Spin Limit -- 4.3. BES Equation -- 4.3.1. Solution at Weak Coupling -- 4.3.2. Solution at Strong Coupling -- 5. Cusp Anomalous Dimension at Strong Coupling -- 6. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- SO(2M) and USp(2M) (Hyper)K ahler Quotients and Lumps S.B. Gudnason -- 1. Introduction.

2. Obtaining the Low Energy E ective Theory.