The holographic quantum effective potential at finite temperature and density
High Energy Physics - Theory
2015-06-05 v1 Strongly Correlated Electrons
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract
We develop a formalism that allows the computation of the quantum effective potential of a scalar order parameter in a class of holographic theories at finite temperature and charge density. The effective potential is a valuable tool for studying the ground state of the theory, symmetry breaking patterns and phase transitions. We derive general formulae for the effective potential and apply them to determine the phase transition temperature and density in the scaling region.
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@article{arxiv.1205.6205,
title = {The holographic quantum effective potential at finite temperature and density},
author = {Elias Kiritsis and Vasilis Niarchos},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1205.6205},
year = {2015}
}
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27 pages