Holographic thermodynamics at finite baryon density: some exact results

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DOI10.1088/1126-6708/2007/11/074zbMATH Open1245.81277arXiv0709.0570OpenAlexW2068652732MaRDI QIDQ445693FDOQ445693


Authors: Andreas Karch, Andy O'bannon Edit this on Wikidata


Publication date: 26 August 2012

Published in: Journal of High Energy Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We use the AdS/CFT correspondence to study the thermodynamics of massive N=2 supersymmetric hypermultiplets coupled to N=4 supersymmetric SU(Nc) Yang-Mills theory in the limits of large Nc and large 't Hooft coupling. In particular, we study the theory at finite baryon number density. At zero temperature, we present an exact expression for the hypermultiplets' leading-order contribution to the free energy, and in the supergravity description we clarify which D-brane configuration is appropriate for any given value of the chemical potential. We find a second-order phase transition when the chemical potential equals the mass. At finite temperature, we present an exact expression for the hypermultiplets' leading-order contribution to the free energy at zero mass.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0709.0570




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