Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 2, 2026

Recording Ultra-Realistic Full-Color Analog Holograms for Use in a Moving Hologram Display
Published on: January 14, 2020
Building a holographic superconductor
Sean A Hartnoll1, Christopher P Herzog, Gary T Horowitz
1KITP, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA.
Abstract:
We show that a simple gravitational theory can provide a holographically dual description of a superconductor. There is a critical temperature, below which a charged condensate forms via a second order phase transition and the (dc) conductivity becomes infinite. The frequency dependent conductivity develops a gap determined by the condensate. We find evidence that the condensate consists of pairs of quasiparticles.
Related Concept Videos
Superconductor
Types Of Superconductors
Magnetic Field Due To A Thin Straight Wire
Electric Field Inside a Conductor
Suppose a piece of metal is placed near a positive charge. The free electrons in the metal are attracted to the external positive charge and migrate freely toward that region. This region then has...
Capacitor With A Dielectric
Dielectrics are non-conducting materials with no free or loosely bound electrons. When a dielectric is...
Theory of Metallic Conduction
In this theory, Newton's second law of motion is used to determine the acceleration of an electron in the presence of an applied electric field. Then, its velocity is expressed via this acceleration.
An electron moves through the crystal, containing positive ions,...

