Light holographic dilatons near critical points

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Main Authors: Faedo, Antón F., Hoyos, Carlos, Piai, Maurizio, Rodgers, Ronnie, Subils, Javier G.
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Published: 2024
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author Faedo, Antón F.
Hoyos, Carlos
Piai, Maurizio
Rodgers, Ronnie
Subils, Javier G.
author_facet Faedo, Antón F.
Hoyos, Carlos
Piai, Maurizio
Rodgers, Ronnie
Subils, Javier G.
contents We investigate the relation between the emergence of a dilaton in gapped (confining) field theories, and the presence of either complex fixed points or instabilities in the strongly coupled dynamics in two classes of bottom-up holographic models. We demonstrate that in one of the two classes there is a critical line of first-order phase transitions (at zero temperature) that terminates at a critical point. We calculate the mass spectrum of fluctuations of the associated regular gravity backgrounds, which we interpret as bound states in the dual field theories. In proximity to the second-order phase transition, we find a parametrically light scalar state, and its composition leads us to identify it as a dilaton.
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spellingShingle Light holographic dilatons near critical points
Faedo, Antón F.
Hoyos, Carlos
Piai, Maurizio
Rodgers, Ronnie
Subils, Javier G.
High Energy Physics - Theory
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
We investigate the relation between the emergence of a dilaton in gapped (confining) field theories, and the presence of either complex fixed points or instabilities in the strongly coupled dynamics in two classes of bottom-up holographic models. We demonstrate that in one of the two classes there is a critical line of first-order phase transitions (at zero temperature) that terminates at a critical point. We calculate the mass spectrum of fluctuations of the associated regular gravity backgrounds, which we interpret as bound states in the dual field theories. In proximity to the second-order phase transition, we find a parametrically light scalar state, and its composition leads us to identify it as a dilaton.
title Light holographic dilatons near critical points
topic High Energy Physics - Theory
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.04974