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Thermodynamics of anisotropic branes

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Author(s):
Avila, Daniel ; Fernandez, Daniel ; Patino, Leonardo ; Trancanelli, Diego
Total Authors: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: Journal of High Energy Physics; v. N/A, n. 11, p. 26-pg., 2016-11-22.
Abstract

We study the thermodynamics of flavor D7-branes embedded in an anisotropic black brane solution of type HB supergravity. The flavor branes undergo a phase transition between a 'Minkowski embedding', in which they lie outside of the horizon, and a 'black hole embedding', in which they fall into the horizon. This transition depends on the black hole temperature, its degree of anisotropy, and the mass of the flavor degrees of freedom. It happens either at a critical temperature or at a critical anisotropy. A general lesson we learn from this analysis is that the anisotropy, in this particular realization, induces similar effects as the temperature. In particular, increasing the anisotropy bends the branes more and more into the horizon. Moreover, we observe that the transition becomes smoother for higher anisotropies. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 15/17885-0 - High precision tests of the AdS/CFT correspondence
Grantee:Diego Trancanelli
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
FAPESP's process: 14/18634-9 - Gauge/Gravity duality
Grantee:Victor de Oliveira Rivelles
Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
FAPESP's process: 16/01343-7 - ICTP South American Institute for Fundamental Research: a regional center for theoretical physics
Grantee:Nathan Jacob Berkovits
Support Opportunities: Special Projects