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Pole-skipping without master variable and holographic superfluids

High Energy Physics - Theory 2025-12-18 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

The pole-skipping is a universal property of Green's functions at strong coupling found by the AdS/CFT duality. There is a conventional formalism of the pole-skipping, but it relies on the existence of a "master variable." Namely, it is applicable to a system with a single field. We propose an alternative formalism that does not rely on a master variable. As an example, we study the pole-skipping of holographic superfluids. A "hydrodynamic" pole such as the diffusion pole is usually regarded as a pole-skipping point. But we point out that not all hydrodynamic poles are pole-skipping points.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2512.14883,
  title  = {Pole-skipping without master variable and holographic superfluids},
  author = {Makoto Natsuume and Takashi Okamura},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.14883},
  year   = {2025}
}

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23 pages

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