Phases and Phase transitions of U(1)$\times$SU(2) symmetric holographic matter

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Main Authors: Järvinen, Matti, Kiritsis, Elias, Nitti, Francesco, Préau, Edwan
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Published: 2024
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author Järvinen, Matti
Kiritsis, Elias
Nitti, Francesco
Préau, Edwan
author_facet Järvinen, Matti
Kiritsis, Elias
Nitti, Francesco
Préau, Edwan
contents The phase diagram and symmetry breaking patterns of a holographic CFT with U(1)$\times$SU(2) symmetry are analyzed using the simplest holographic action, namely Einstein-Yang-Mills (YM) theory with a negative cosmological constant. This is relevant for both condensed matter and QCD applications. With a U(1) and an "isospin" chemical potential turned on, we determine all possible symmetry breaking patterns, which are associated to the condensation of spin-one order parameters. The possible IR asymptotics of the Einstein-YM solutions are derived analytically, both for 2+1 and 3+1 boundary dimensions. The competing solutions are then computed numerically, both at zero and non-zero temperature, from which the full three-dimensional phase diagram is determined. We find a surface of second order phase transitions that separate uncondensed and condensed phases. In some regions with a large fraction of charged to neutral degrees of freedom, the phase transition becomes first order.
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spellingShingle Phases and Phase transitions of U(1)$\times$SU(2) symmetric holographic matter
Järvinen, Matti
Kiritsis, Elias
Nitti, Francesco
Préau, Edwan
High Energy Physics - Theory
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
The phase diagram and symmetry breaking patterns of a holographic CFT with U(1)$\times$SU(2) symmetry are analyzed using the simplest holographic action, namely Einstein-Yang-Mills (YM) theory with a negative cosmological constant. This is relevant for both condensed matter and QCD applications. With a U(1) and an "isospin" chemical potential turned on, we determine all possible symmetry breaking patterns, which are associated to the condensation of spin-one order parameters. The possible IR asymptotics of the Einstein-YM solutions are derived analytically, both for 2+1 and 3+1 boundary dimensions. The competing solutions are then computed numerically, both at zero and non-zero temperature, from which the full three-dimensional phase diagram is determined. We find a surface of second order phase transitions that separate uncondensed and condensed phases. In some regions with a large fraction of charged to neutral degrees of freedom, the phase transition becomes first order.
title Phases and Phase transitions of U(1)$\times$SU(2) symmetric holographic matter
topic High Energy Physics - Theory
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.04630