Compressible Matter at a Holographic Interface
arXiv:1210.0029 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.231601
Abstract
We study the interface between a fractional topological insulator and an ordinary insulator, both described using holography. By turning on a chemical potential we induce a finite density of matter localized at the interface. These are gapless surface excitations which are expected to have a fermionic character. We study the thermodynamics of the system, finding a symmetry preserving compressible state at low temperatures, whose excitations exhibit hyperscaling violation. These results are consistent with the expectation of gapless fermionic excitations forming a Fermi surface at finite density.
5 pages (APS style), 3 figures. Version to be published in Physical Review Letters
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