Conformal symmetry breaking in holographic QCD

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate a simple holographic model which describes the conformal symmetry breaking at zero temperature. The model is implemented in the context of effective holographic models for QCD described by the Einstein-dilaton equations. The realization of spontaneous conformal symmetry breaking shows a massless state in the spectrum. The existence of this state is confirmed when we compute the two-point correlation function of the scalar operator in the dual field theory, where it has a pole. On the other hand, when there is an explicit conformal symmetry breaking the massless state becomes massive, which in the dual gravitational theory is related to a deformation of the Anti-de Sitter (AdS) background by a massive scalar (dilaton) field. Moreover, we show the mass dependence on the conformal dimension of the lightest state.

13 pages, 5 figures

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