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Time-Crystalline Phase in a Single-Band Holographic Superconductor

High Energy Physics - Theory 2026-04-07 v3 Superconductivity Chaotic Dynamics

Abstract

We investigate the emergence of a time-crystalline phase in a single-band holographic superconductor, extending the AdS/CFT framework. By incorporating a nonlinear gauge-scalar coupling and external driving, we derive coupled equations of motion for the plasma and Higgs modes, analogous to those in high-Tc superconductors. Multi-scale analysis reveals a sum resonance with subharmonic growth indicating broken time-translation symmetry. We perform numerical computation of quasinormal mode and demonstrate the transition to the time-crystalline phase. The holographic model may serve as a robust tool for studying strongly coupled time crystals.

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@article{arxiv.2512.13252,
  title  = {Time-Crystalline Phase in a Single-Band Holographic Superconductor},
  author = {Chi-Hsien Tai and Wen-Yu Wen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.13252},
  year   = {2026}
}

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18 pages, reference added, revtex4