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Quantum criticality and black holes.

Subir Sachdev1, Markus Müller

  • 1Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.

Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter : an Institute of Physics Journal
|August 10, 2011
PubMed
Summary

Quantum critical dynamics, lacking quasiparticles, determine transport coefficients via temperature and thermodynamics. String theory

Area of Science:

  • Condensed matter physics
  • Quantum field theory
  • String theory

Background:

  • Systems near quantum critical points lack well-defined quasiparticles, limiting conventional kinetic theory for transport properties.
  • Transport coefficients in these systems depend on temperature and equilibrium observables, not scattering times.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review how anti-de Sitter/conformal field theory (AdS/CFT) duality provides solutions for quantum critical dynamics.
  • To connect quantum critical theory to black hole physics and Hawking radiation.
  • To highlight applications of these insights to experimental condensed matter systems.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing the anti-de Sitter/conformal field theory (AdS/CFT) duality from string theory.
  • Applying holographic principles to describe quantum critical dynamics.

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  • Relating transport coefficients to black hole properties and Hawking radiation.

    • Main Results:

    • AdS/CFT duality offers explicit solutions for quantum critical dynamics.
    • This framework provides a holographic description of quantum black holes.
    • Transport coefficients are linked to Hawking radiation properties.
    • New insights applied to superfluid-insulator transitions and graphene magnetohydrodynamics.

    Conclusions:

    • Holographic methods offer a powerful new approach to understanding transport in quantum critical systems.
    • The AdS/CFT correspondence reveals deep connections between condensed matter and quantum gravity.
    • This approach yields testable predictions for experiments in materials like cuprates and graphene.