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Black holes and non-relativistic quantum systems

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-02-23 v2

Abstract

We describe black holes in d+3 dimensions, whose thermodynamic properties correspond to those of a scale invariant non-relativistic d+1 dimensional quantum system with dynamical exponent z=2. The gravitational model involves a massive abelian vector field and a scalar field, in addition to the metric. The energy per particle in the dual theory is μd/(d+2)|\mu| d/(d+2), exactly as in a non-interacting Fermi gas, while the ratio of shear viscosity to entropy density is /4π\hbar/4\pi.

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@article{arxiv.0809.2020,
  title  = {Black holes and non-relativistic quantum systems},
  author = {Pavel Kovtun and Dominik Nickel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0809.2020},
  year   = {2009}
}

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8 pages; v2: discussion modified

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