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Baryon superfluids in AdS/CFT with flavor

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Author(s):
Hoyos, Carlos ; Itsios, Georgios ; Vasilakis, Orestis
Total Authors: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: Journal of High Energy Physics; v. N/A, n. 1, p. 32-pg., 2017-01-31.
Abstract

Baryonic matter is notoriously difficult to deal with in the large-N limit, as baryons become operators of very large dimension with N fields in the fundamental representation. This issue is also present in gauge/gravity duals as baryons are described by very heavy localized objects. There are however alternative large-N extrapolations of QCD where small baryonic operators exist and can be treated on an equal footing to mesons. We explore the possibility of turning on a finite density of "light" baryons in a theory with a hadronic mass gap using a gauge/gravity construction based on the D3/D7 intersection. We find a novel phase with spontaneous breaking of baryon symmetry at zero temperature. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 16/08972-0 - The ABJM model and condensed matter theory
Grantee:Georgios Itsios
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
FAPESP's process: 14/18634-9 - Gauge/Gravity duality
Grantee:Victor de Oliveira Rivelles
Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants