scholarly journals Stiff phases in strongly coupled gauge theories with holographic duals

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Ecker ◽  
Carlos Hoyos ◽  
Niko Jokela ◽  
David Rodríguez Fernández ◽  
Aleksi Vuorinen
Keyword(s):  
Gauge Theories ◽  
Strongly Coupled ◽  
Holographic Duals

scholarly journals Quantum information probes of charge fractionalization in large-N gauge theories

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brandon S. DiNunno ◽  
Niko Jokela ◽  
Juan F. Pedraza ◽  
Arttu Pönni
Keyword(s):  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Gauge Theories ◽  
Entanglement Entropy ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Strongly Coupled ◽  
Information Theoretic ◽  
Large N ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Charge Fractionalization ◽  
Electric Flux

Abstract We study in detail various information theoretic quantities with the intent of distinguishing between different charged sectors in fractionalized states of large-N gauge theories. For concreteness, we focus on a simple holographic (2 + 1)-dimensional strongly coupled electron fluid whose charged states organize themselves into fractionalized and coherent patterns at sufficiently low temperatures. However, we expect that our results are quite generic and applicable to a wide range of systems, including non-holographic. The probes we consider include the entanglement entropy, mutual information, entanglement of purification and the butterfly velocity. The latter turns out to be particularly useful, given the universal connection between momentum and charge diffusion in the vicinity of a black hole horizon. The RT surfaces used to compute the above quantities, though, are largely insensitive to the electric flux in the bulk. To address this deficiency, we propose a generalized entanglement functional that is motivated through the Iyer-Wald formalism, applied to a gravity theory coupled to a U(1) gauge field. We argue that this functional gives rise to a coarse grained measure of entanglement in the boundary theory which is obtained by tracing over (part) of the fractionalized and cohesive charge degrees of freedom. Based on the above, we construct a candidate for an entropic c-function that accounts for the existence of bulk charges. We explore some of its general properties and their significance, and discuss how it can be used to efficiently account for charged degrees of freedom across different energy scales.

scholarly journals Three-dimensional 𝒩 = 2 supersymmetric gauge theories and partition functions on Seifert manifolds: A review

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (23) ◽  
pp. 1930011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cyril Closset ◽  
Heeyeon Kim
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Functions ◽  
Gauge Theories ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Partition Functions ◽  
Exact Results ◽  
Strongly Coupled ◽  
Seifert Manifolds ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Supersymmetric Gauge ◽  
Chern Simons

We give a pedagogical introduction to the study of supersymmetric partition functions of 3D [Formula: see text] supersymmetric Chern–Simons-matter theories (with an [Formula: see text]-symmetry) on half-BPS closed three-manifolds — including [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], and any Seifert three-manifold. Three-dimensional gauge theories can flow to nontrivial fixed points in the infrared. In the presence of 3D [Formula: see text] supersymmetry, many exact results are known about the strongly-coupled infrared, due in good part to powerful localization techniques. We review some of these techniques and emphasize some more recent developments, which provide a simple and comprehensive formalism for the exact computation of half-BPS observables on closed three-manifolds (partition functions and correlation functions of line operators). Along the way, we also review simple examples of 3D infrared dualities. The computation of supersymmetric partition functions provides exceedingly precise tests of these dualities.

scholarly journals Higgsing towards E-strings

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joonho Kim ◽  
Seok Kim ◽  
Kimyeong Lee
Keyword(s):  
String Theory ◽  
Gauge Theories ◽  
The Self ◽  
Flavor Symmetry ◽  
Strongly Coupled ◽  
Superconformal Field Theories ◽  
Yang Mills ◽  
Gauge Symmetries ◽  
Elliptic Genera ◽  
Linear Sigma Models

Abstract We explore 6d (1, 0) superconformal field theories with SU(3) and SU(2) gauge symmetries which cascade after Higgsing to the E-string theory on a single M5 near an E8 wall. Specifically, we study the 2d $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = (0, 4) gauge theories which describe self-dual strings of these 6d theories. The self-dual strings can be also viewed as instanton string solitons of 6d Yang-Mills theories. We find the 2d anomaly-free gauge theories for self-dual strings, amending the naive ADHM gauge theories which are anomalous, and calculate their elliptic genera. While these 2d theories respect the flavor symmetry of each 6d SCFT only partially, their elliptic genera manifest the symmetry fully as these functions as BPS index are invariant in strongly coupled IR limit. Our consistent 2d (0, 4) gauge theories also provide new insights on the non-linear sigma models for the instanton strings, providing novel UV completions of the small instanton singularities. Finally, we construct new 2d quiver gauge theories for the self-dual strings in 6d E-string theory for multiple M5-branes probing the E8 wall, and find their fully refined elliptic genera.

scholarly journals Bulk viscosity of strongly coupled plasmas with holographic duals

2008 ◽  
Vol 2008 (08) ◽  
pp. 085-085 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven S Gubser ◽  
Silviu S Pufu ◽  
Fábio D Rocha
Keyword(s):  
Bulk Viscosity ◽  
Strongly Coupled ◽  
Strongly Coupled Plasmas ◽  
Holographic Duals ◽  
Coupled Plasmas

Convergent expansions for glueball masses in strongly coupled 3+1 lattice gauge theories

1985 ◽  
Vol 26 (7) ◽  
pp. 1805-1809 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael O’Carroll ◽  
Wilson Dantas Barbosa
Keyword(s):  
Gauge Theories ◽  
Strongly Coupled ◽  
Lattice Gauge ◽  
Lattice Gauge Theories

scholarly journals Spectrum of chiral operators in strongly coupled gauge theories

1998 ◽  
Vol 58 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rami Entin ◽  
Jaume Gomis
Keyword(s):  
Gauge Theories ◽  
Strongly Coupled

scholarly journals Coupling dependence of jet quenching in hot strongly-coupled gauge theories

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Arnold ◽  
Phillip Szepietowski ◽  
Diana Vaman
Keyword(s):  
Gauge Theories ◽  
Jet Quenching ◽  
Strongly Coupled

scholarly journals SOUND WAVES IN STRONGLY COUPLED NON-CONFORMAL GAUGE THEORY PLASMA

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (27) ◽  
pp. 6298-6306 ◽  
Author(s):  
PAOLO BENINCASA
Keyword(s):  
Gauge Theory ◽  
Bulk Viscosity ◽  
Speed Of Sound ◽  
Gauge Theories ◽  
Temperature Limit ◽  
Sound Waves ◽  
Strongly Coupled ◽  
Conformal Theory ◽  
High Temperature Limit ◽  
Conformal Gauge

Gauge/string correspondence provides an efficient method to investigate gauge theories. In this talk we discuss the results of the paper (to appear) by P. Benincasa, A. Buchel and A. O. Starinets, where the propagation of sound waves is studied in a strongly coupled non-conformal gauge theory plasma. In particular, a prediction for the speed of sound as well as for the bulk viscosity is made for the [Formula: see text] gauge theory in the high temperature limit. As expected, the results achieved show a deviation from the speed of sound and the bulk viscosity for a conformal theory. It is pointed out that such results depend on the particular gauge theory considered.

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