Revisiting color superconductors in bottom-up holography
arXiv:2501.16472 · doi:10.1007/JHEP05(2025)204
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.
arXiv comment27 pages + Appendix; 14 figures. v3: added the last section with an example where the transition is first order
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