Holographic charge density waves

Donos, Aristomenis; Gauntlett, Jerome P.

Abstract

We show that strongly coupled holographic matter at finite charge density can exhibit charge density wave phases which spontaneously break translation invariance while preserving time-reversal and parity invariance. We show that such phases are possible within Einstein-Maxwell-dilaton theory in general spacetime dimensions. We also discuss related spatially modulated phases when there is an additional coupling to a second vector field, possibly with nonzero mass. We discuss how these constructions, and others, should be associated with novel spatially modulated ground states.

Citation

Donos, A., & Gauntlett, J. P. (2013). Holographic charge density waves. Physical Review D, 87(12), https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.87.126008

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2013-06
• Deposit Date: Dec 10, 2014
• Journal: Physical Review D
• Print ISSN: 2470-0010
• Electronic ISSN: 2470-0029
• Publisher: American Physical Society
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 87
• Issue: 12
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.87.126008
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1415914
• Publisher URL: 10.1103/PhysRevD.87.126008