23 research outputs found
Warped Deformed Throats have Faster (Electroweak) Phase Transitions
We study the dynamics of the finite-temperature phase transition for warped
Randall-Sundrum(RS)-like throat models related to the Klebanov-Tseytlin
solution. We find that, for infrared branes stabilized near the tip of the
throat, the bounce action has a mild N^2 dependence, where N(y) \sim [M_5
L(y)]^{3/2} is the effective number of degrees of freedom of the holographic
dual QFT, and where L(y) is the local curvature radius, which decreases in the
infrared. In addition, the bounce action is not enhanced by large numbers.
These features allow the transition to successfully complete over a wider
parameter range than for Goldberger-Wise stabilized RS models. Due to the
increase of L(y) in the ultraviolet, the throat has a reliable gravitational
description even when the number of infrared degrees of freedom is small. We
also comment on aspects of the thermal phase transition in Higgsless models,
where the gauge symmetry breaking is achieved via boundary conditions. Such
models include orbifold-GUT models and the Higgsless electroweak symmetry
breaking theories of Csaki et al., with Standard Model gauge fields living in
the bulk.Comment: published version, 18 pages, minor typo corrected, reference adde
Pseudo-Goldstones from Supersymmetric Wilson Lines on 5D Orbifolds
We consider a U(1) gauge theory on the five dimensional orbifold
, where has even parity. This leads to
a light pseudoscalar degree of freedom in the effective 4D theory below
the compactification scale arising from a gauge-invariant brane-to-brane Wilson
line. As noted by Arkani-Hamed et al in the non-supersymmetric case the
5D bulk gauge-invariance of the underlying theory together with the non-local
nature of the Wilson line field leads to the protection of the 4D theory of
from possible large global-symmetry violating quantum gravitational
effects. We study the theory in detail, in particular developing the
supersymmetric generalization of this construction, involving a pseudoscalar
Goldstone field (the `axion') and its scalar and fermion superpartners
(`saxion' and `axino'). The global nature of implies the absence of
independent Kaluza-Klein excitations of its component fields. The
non-derivative interactions of the (supersymmetric) Wilson line in the
effective 4D theory arising from U(1) charged 5D fields propagating
between the boundary branes are studied. We show that, similar to the
non-supersymmetric case, these interactions are suppressed by where is the size of the extra dimension.Comment: LaTex, 16 page
Holographic current correlators at finite coupling and scattering off a supersymmetric plasma
By studying the effect of the O(α′3) string theory corrections to type IIB supergravity, including those corrections involving the Ramond-Ramond five-form field strength, we obtain the corrected equations of motion of an Abelian perturbation of the AdS_5-Schwarzschild black hole. We then use the gauge theory/string theory duality to examine the coupling-constant dependence of vector current correlators associated to a gauged U(1) sub-group of the global R-symmetry group of strongly-coupled N=4 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory at finite temperature. The corrections induce a set of higher-derivative operators for the U(1) gauge field, but their effect is highly suppressed. We thus find that the O(α′3) corrections affect the vector correlators only indirectly, through the corrected metric. We apply our results to investigate scattering off a supersymmetric Yang-Mills plasma at low and high energy. In the latter regime, where Deep Inelastic Scattering is expected to occur, we find an enhancement of the plasma structure functions in comparison with the infinite 't Hooft coupling result.Instituto de Física La Plat
Plasma photoemission from string theory
Leading ’t Hooft coupling corrections to the photoemission rate of the planar limit of a strongly-coupled N = 4 SYM plasma are investigated using the gauge/string duality. We consider the full O(α ′3) type IIB string theory corrections to the supergravity action, including higher order terms with the Ramond-Ramond five-form field strength. We extend our previous results presented in [1]. Photoemission rates depend on the ’t Hooft coupling, and their curves suggest an interpolating behaviour from strong towards weak coupling regimes.
Their slopes at zero light-like momentum give the electrical conductivity as a function of the ’t Hooft coupling, in full agreement with our previous results of [2]. Furthermore, we also study the effect of corrections beyond the large N limit.Instituto de Física La Plat
Plasma conductivity at finite coupling
By taking into account the full O(α′3) type IIB string theory corrections to the supergravity action, we compute the leading finite ’t Hooft coupling O(λ−3/2) corrections to the conductivity of strongly-coupled SU(N ) N = 4 supersymmetric Yang-Mills plasma in the large N limit. We find that the conductivity is enhanced by the corrections, in agreement with the trend expected from previous perturbative weak-coupling computations.Instituto de Física La Plat
Towards 't Hooft parameter corrections to charge transport in strongly-coupled plasma
We study R-charge transport in a wide class of strongly-coupled supersymmetric plasmas at finite temperature with 't Hooft coupling corrections. To achieve this, we use the gauge/string duality and include the full set of order(\alpha'^3) corrections to the supergravity backgrounds given at zeroth order by the direct product of the AdS-Schwarzschild black hole with a five-dimensional compact Einstein manifold. On general grounds, the reduction leads to a large number of higher derivative operators, which we reduce using the symmetries of the solution. We are left with a universal set of operators whose coefficients can in principle be fixed by carrying out an explicit compactification. We apply our results to the computation of the R-charge conductivity of the supersymmetric plasma at finite yet strong coupling.Instituto de Física La Plat
Diagnostics of plasma photoemission at strong coupling
We compute the spectrum of photons emitted by the finite-temperature large- N SU(N) N = 4 supersymmetric Yang-Mills plasma coupled to electromagnetism, at strong yet finite ’t Hooft coupling. We work in the holographic dual description, extended by the inclusion of the full set of O (α'3) type IIB string theory operators that correct the minimal supergravity action. We find that, as the t’ Hooft coupling decreases, the peak of the spectrum increases, and the momentum of maximal emission shifts toward the infrared, as expected from weak-coupling computations. The total number of emitted photons also increases as the ’t Hooft coupling weakens.Instituto de Física La Plat
Four-point functions and kaon decays in a minimal AdS/QCD model
We study the predictions of holographic QCD for various observable four-point
quark flavour current-current correlators. The dual 5-dimensional bulk theory
we consider is a Yang Mills theory in a slice of
spacetime with boundaries. Particular UV and IR boundary conditions
encode the spontaneous breaking of the dual 4D global chiral symmetry down to
the subgroup. We explain in detail how to calculate the 4D four-point
quark flavour current-current correlators using the 5D holographic theory,
including interactions. We use these results to investigate predictions of
holographic QCD for the rule for kaon decays and the
parameter. The results agree well in comparison with experimental data, with an
accuracy of 25% or better. The holographic theory automatically includes the
contributions of the meson resonances to the four-point correlators. The
correlators agree well in the low-momentum and high-momentum limit, in
comparison with chiral perturbation theory and perturbative QCD results,
respectively.Comment: Published version, title changed to conform with Journal format,
references and clarifying remarks added, 40 pages, 5 figure
Plasma photoemission from string theory
Leading 't Hooft coupling corrections to the photoemission rate of the planar
limit of a strongly-coupled {\cal {N}}=4 SYM plasma are investigated using the
gauge/string duality. We consider the full order \alpha'^3 type IIB string
theory corrections to the supergravity action, including higher order terms
with the Ramond-Ramond five-form field strength. We extend our previous results
presented in arXiv:1110.0526. Photoemission rates depend on the 't Hooft
coupling, and their curves suggest an interpolating behaviour from strong
towards weak coupling regimes. Their slopes at zero light-like momentum give
the electrical conductivity as a function of the 't Hooft coupling, in full
agreement with our previous results of arXiv:1108.6306. Furthermore, we also
study the effect of corrections beyond the large N limit.Comment: 36 pages, 5 figures, paragraph added in the conclusions, references
added, typos correcte