  In a QCD-like strongly coupled gauge theory at large N_c, using the AdS/CFT
correspondence, we find that heavy quark deconfinement is accompanied by a
coherent condensation of higher meson resonances. This is revealed in
non-equilibrium deconfinement transitions triggered by static, as well as,
quenched electric fields even below the Schwinger limit. There, we observe a
"turbulent" energy flow to higher meson modes, which finally results in the
quark deconfinement. Our observation is consistent with seeing deconfinement as
a condensation of long QCD strings.
