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Holographic approach to phase transitions

Franco, Sebastián; García-García, Antonio M.; Rodríguez-Gómez, Diego

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Authors

Sebastián Franco

Antonio M. García-García

Diego Rodríguez-Gómez



Abstract

We provide a description of phase transitions at finite temperature in strongly coupled field theories using holography. For this purpose, we introduce a general class of gravity duals to superconducting theories that exhibit various types of phase transitions (first or second order with both mean and non-mean field behavior) as parameters in their Lagrangian are changed. Moreover the size and strength of the conductivity coherence peak can also be controlled. Our results suggest that certain parameters in the gravitational dual control the interactions responsible for binding the condensate and the magnitude of its fluctuations close to the transition.

Citation

Franco, S., García-García, A. M., & Rodríguez-Gómez, D. (2010). Holographic approach to phase transitions. Physical Review D, 81(4), Article 041901(R). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.81.041901

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Feb 5, 2010
Deposit Date Mar 28, 2013
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Physical Review D
Print ISSN 1550-7998
Electronic ISSN 1550-2368
Publisher American Physical Society
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 81
Issue 4
Article Number 041901(R)
DOI https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.81.041901

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