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Holographic metals at finite temperature

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A holographic dual description of a 2+1 dimensional system of strongly interacting fermions at low temperature and finite charge density is given in terms of an electron cloud suspended over the horizon of a charged black hole in asymptotically AdS spacetime. The electron star of Hartnoll and Tavanfar is recovered in the limit of zero temperature, while at higher temperatures the fraction of charge carried by the electron cloud is reduced and at a critical temperature there is a third order phase transition to a configuration with only a charged black hole. The geometric structure implies that finite temperature transport coefficients, including the AC electrical conductivity, only receive contributions from bulk fermions within a finite band in the radial direction.

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  1. NORDITA, Roslagstullsbacken 23, SE-106 91, Stockholm, Sweden

    V. Giangreco M. Puletti, S. Nowling, L. Thorlacius & T. Zingg

  2. University of Iceland, Science Institute, Dunhaga 3, IS-107, Reykjavik, Iceland

    L. Thorlacius & T. Zingg

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Puletti, V.G.M., Nowling, S., Thorlacius, L. et al. Holographic metals at finite temperature. J. High Energ. Phys. 2011, 117 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP01(2011)117

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