Revisiting color superconductors in bottom-up holography

Abstract We revisit the problem of constructing a color superconducting phase in bottom-up holography. We introduce a model that describes the five-dimensional dynamics of a scalar field dual to a chiral symmetry breaking condensate, which is coupled to the RR 4-form. The coupling is given by a topo...

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Main Author: E. Préau
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Published: SpringerOpen 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP05(2025)204
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description Abstract We revisit the problem of constructing a color superconducting phase in bottom-up holography. We introduce a model that describes the five-dimensional dynamics of a scalar field dual to a chiral symmetry breaking condensate, which is coupled to the RR 4-form. The coupling is given by a topological WZ term, which is elegantly responsible both for scalar condensation at high density, and color Higgsing in the condensed phase. This construction realizes both properties at finite density and Higgsing fraction.
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spelling doaj-art-d67d58dce2b541328dd2a1946f0fd1c52025-08-20T02:30:49ZengSpringerOpenJournal of High Energy Physics1029-84792025-05-012025513410.1007/JHEP05(2025)204Revisiting color superconductors in bottom-up holographyE. Préau0Institute for Theoretical Physics, Utrecht UniversityAbstract We revisit the problem of constructing a color superconducting phase in bottom-up holography. We introduce a model that describes the five-dimensional dynamics of a scalar field dual to a chiral symmetry breaking condensate, which is coupled to the RR 4-form. The coupling is given by a topological WZ term, which is elegantly responsible both for scalar condensation at high density, and color Higgsing in the condensed phase. This construction realizes both properties at finite density and Higgsing fraction.https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP05(2025)204Gauge-Gravity CorrespondencePhase Diagram or Equation of StateFinite Temperature or Finite Density
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Revisiting color superconductors in bottom-up holography
Journal of High Energy Physics
Gauge-Gravity Correspondence
Phase Diagram or Equation of State
Finite Temperature or Finite Density
title Revisiting color superconductors in bottom-up holography
title_full Revisiting color superconductors in bottom-up holography
title_fullStr Revisiting color superconductors in bottom-up holography
title_full_unstemmed Revisiting color superconductors in bottom-up holography
title_short Revisiting color superconductors in bottom-up holography
title_sort revisiting color superconductors in bottom up holography
topic Gauge-Gravity Correspondence
Phase Diagram or Equation of State
Finite Temperature or Finite Density
url https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP05(2025)204
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