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Relativistic transport at strong coupling: graphene, quantum
criticality and black holes Markus Müller
in collaboration with Sean Hartnoll (Harvard) Pavel Kovtun (Victoria) Subir Sachdev (Harvard)
Lars Fritz (Harvard) Jörg Schmalian (Iowa)
Workshop CM meets Strings- ETH Zürich 2nd June, 2010
Abdus Salam International
Center of Theoretical
Physics
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Outline
• Philosophy and basic recipes
• Strong coupling features in collision-dominated transport in AdS-CFT
• Strong coupling features at quantum criticality, especially in graphene: Graphene as an almost perfect quantum liquid
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The challenge of strong coupling in condensed matter theory
• Electrons have strong bare interactions (Coulomb)
• But: non-interacting quasiparticle picture (Landau-Fermi liquid) works very well for most metals Reason: RG irrelevance of interactions, ↔ screening and dressing of quasiparticles
• Opposite extreme: Interactions much stronger than the Fermi energy ➙ Mott insulators with localized e’s
• Biggest challenge: strong coupling physics close to quantum phase transitions. Maximal competition between wave and particle character (e.g.: high Tc superconductors, heavy fermions, cold atoms, graphene)
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The challenge of strong coupling in condensed matter theory
Idea and Philosophy:
Study [certain] strongly coupled CFTs (= QFT’s for quantum critical systems) by the AdS-CFT correspondence
→ Learn about physical properties of strongly coupled theories (beyond ε- and 1/N expansions)
→ Exotic matter? (Bose fluids, strong coupling superconductivity, etc)
→ Extract the general/universal physics from the particular examples to make the lessons useful for condensed matter theory.
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Holographic duality
Maldacena, Gubser, Klebanov, Polyakov, Witten
D+1 dimensional AdS space,
gravity theory A D=d+1
dimensional system at its
quantum critical point, (conformal)
QFT
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Gravity side: Anti de Sitter space
Sgrav[g] = 116πGN
dD+1x g∫ R − 2Λ + ...( )
R Ricci scalar, Λ cosmological constant
Gravity action (Hilbert-Einstein) – if curvature small compared to string scale
2Λ = −D D −1( )
L2
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Gravity side: Anti de Sitter space
Sgrav[g] = 116πGN
dD+1x g∫ R − 2Λ + ...( )
R Ricci scalar, Λ cosmological constant
Saddlepoints of exp[-S] ↔ solutions of Einsteins equations:
Rab = −dL2 gab
Symmetric solution: Anti-de Sitter space (space of constant negative curvature 1/L2 )
gab :ds2 = L2−dt 2 + dxi
2
i=1
d
∑z2 +
dz2
z2
⎛
⎝
⎜⎜⎜⎜
⎞
⎠
⎟⎟⎟⎟
z = 0 : boundary; z = ∞ : horizon
Gravity action (Hilbert-Einstein) – if curvature small compared to string scale
2Λ = −D D −1( )
L2
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Gravity side: Anti de Sitter space
Sgrav[g] = 116πGN
dD+1x g∫ R − 2Λ + ...( )
R Ricci scalar, Λ cosmological constant
Saddlepoints of exp[-S] ↔ solutions of Einsteins equations:
Rab = −dL2 gab
Symmetric solution: Anti-de Sitter space (space of constant negative curvature 1/L2 )
gab :ds2 = L2−dt 2 + dxi
2
i=1
d
∑z2 +
dz2
z2
⎛
⎝
⎜⎜⎜⎜
⎞
⎠
⎟⎟⎟⎟
z = 0 : boundary; z = ∞ : horizon
Gravity action (Hilbert-Einstein) – if curvature small compared to string scale
ds2 =u2
L2 −dt 2 + dxi2
i=1
d
∑⎛⎝⎜
⎞⎠⎟+ L2 du
2
u2
u ≡L2
z; u = ∞ : UV (boundary); u = 0 : infrared
2Λ = −D D −1( )
L2
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Anti de Sitter space AdSD+1
gab :ds2 = L2−dt 2 + dxi
2
i=1
d
∑z2 +
dz2
z2
⎛
⎝
⎜⎜⎜⎜
⎞
⎠
⎟⎟⎟⎟
z = ∞ : horizon; z = 0 : boundary
ds2 =u2
L2 −dt 2 + dxi2
i=1
d
∑⎛⎝⎜
⎞⎠⎟+ L2 du
2
u2
u = 0 : IR (horizon); u = ∞ : UV (boundary)
Extra dimension z: length scale Extra dimension u = L2/z: energy scale
Extra dimension: the RG scale of the boundary theory
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Anti de Sitter space AdSD+1
Remarks: • Metric on the boundary (t,xi, z = 0): Minkowski • Symmetry of the metric: SO(D,2) [AdS can be embedded in RD+2 as symmetric hyperboloid] • Dilation symmetry (part of conformal symmery) : • SO(D,2) is also the conformal group in D dimensions! Strong hint that AdSD+1 is the space to be related with conformal QFT’s in D dimension
t, xi , z→ λt,λxi ,λz u→ u λ
gab :ds2 = L2−dt 2 + dxi
2
i=1
d
∑z2 +
dz2
z2
⎛
⎝
⎜⎜⎜⎜
⎞
⎠
⎟⎟⎟⎟
z = ∞ : horizon; z = 0 : boundary
ds2 =u2
L2 −dt 2 + dxi2
i=1
d
∑⎛⎝⎜
⎞⎠⎟+ L2 du
2
u2
u = 0 : IR (horizon); u = ∞ : UV (boundary)
Extra dimension z: length scale Extra dimension u = L2/z: energy scale
Extra dimension: the RG scale of the boundary theory
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Correspondence Quantum gravity (bulk) Gravity+extra matter
Bulk fields
D+1=d+2 space time dimensions
Semi-Classical limit (saddle point)
Extra dimension: u z=L2/u
QFT (boundary) SU(N) gauge theory
Operators of the QFT
D=d+1 space time dimensions
Non-trivial strong coupling limit (‘t Hooft limit)
Energy scale (RG) Length scale
λ = g2N , N →∞
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Correspondence Quantum gravity (bulk) Gravity+extra matter
Bulk fields
D+1=d+2 space time dimensions
Semi-Classical limit (saddle point)
Extra dimension: u z=L2/u
QFT (boundary) SU(N) gauge theory
Operators of the QFT
D=d+1 space time dimensions
Non-trivial strong coupling limit (‘t Hooft limit)
Energy scale (RG) Length scale
Zbulk φ(z, x)→ zd−Δδφ 0( ) x( )⎡⎣ ⎤⎦ = exp i dDxδφ 0( ) x( )Ο x( )∫( )QFT
Central duality conjecture (taken for granted):
Large N limit: easy (classical saddle point, ODE) ↔ hard (non-trivial strong coupling)
λ = g2N , N →∞
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The classical limit (“large N”) Classical limit (saddle point approximation, “large N limit”)
Gravity: AdS radius (radius of curvature) much larger than the Planck scale
Indeed:
Sgrav[g] =1
16πGN
dD+1x g∫ R − 2Λ + ...( ) ~ LD−1
PlD−1 1
LD−1
GN
≈LD−1
PlD−1 ≈ N
2 1
Holographic principle: (Area of boundary)/GN ~ N2
N2 >> 1 ↔ (QFT): Number of degrees of freedom per site >> 1 ↔ central charge c of the CFT c >> 1
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AdSD+1-CFTD dictionary
Quantum gravity (bulk) Gravity+extra matter
Bulk fields
Graviton Global current J Scalar/fermionic operator
QFT (boundary) SU(N) gauge theory
Operators of the QFT
Energy momentum tensor Maxwell field A Scalar/fermionic field
• N = 4 super Yang-Mills (SU(N)) in D=3+1: Content: gauge field, scalars and fermions in the adjoint representation (conformal, β(g)=0)
• N = 8 super Yang-Mills in D=2+1 (asymptoticaly conformal strong coupling IR fixed point)
Best established examples
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Finite T
• T breaks scale invariance by introducing an IR scale in the CFT ↔ IR modification of the AdS metric: horizon at z ~ 1/T! → Black hole solution:
ds2 =L2
z2 −dt 2 + dxi2
i=1
d
∑ + dz2⎛⎝⎜
⎞⎠⎟→ ds2 =
L2
z2 − f z( )dt 2 + dxi2
i=1
d
∑ +dz2
f z( )⎛⎝⎜
⎞⎠⎟
f z( ) = 1− zzH
⎛⎝⎜
⎞⎠⎟
D
with zH ∝1T
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Finite T
• T breaks scale invariance by introducing an IR scale in the CFT ↔ IR modification of the AdS metric: horizon at z ~ 1/T! → Black hole solution:
• Asymptotic AdS metric is conserved • Event horizon when f(zH)=0; • Boundary condition at zH: only infalling waves! • Precise connection with temperature: In Euclidean time: space time is non-singular only if τ=it is periodic with period
Δτ ≡1T
=4π′f zH( ) =
4π zHd
=1
THawking
ds2 =L2
z2 −dt 2 + dxi2
i=1
d
∑ + dz2⎛⎝⎜
⎞⎠⎟→ ds2 =
L2
z2 − f z( )dt 2 + dxi2
i=1
d
∑ +dz2
f z( )⎛⎝⎜
⎞⎠⎟
f z( ) = 1− zzH
⎛⎝⎜
⎞⎠⎟
D
with zH ∝1T
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AdS CFT in practice
Zbulk φ(z, x)→ zd−Δδφ 0( ) x( )⎡⎣ ⎤⎦ = exp i dDxδφ 0( ) x( )Ο x( )∫( )QFT
Use the correspondence:
To compute correlation functions in the CFT:
Zbulk φ(z, x)→ zd−Δδφ 0( ) x( )⎡⎣ ⎤⎦ ≈ exp −Scl δφ 0( ) x( )( )⎡⎣
⎤⎦
Ο x( )Ο y( )QFT
=δ 2Scl δφ 0( ) x( )( )δφ 0( ) x( )δφ 0( ) y( )
δφ 0( ) =0
Transport coefficients (thermo-electric conductivities, viscosity) from Kubo formula (retarded Greens functions)
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Application:
Thermoelectric transport in D=2+1
Supersymmetric SU(N) dual to
Einstein + Maxwell (dual to the current)
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SU(N) transport from AdS/CFT
It has a black hole solution (with electric and magnetic charge):
Black hole
AdS3+1
z = 0
(embedded in M theory as )
Electric charge q and magnetic charge h ↔ µ and B for the CFT
Gravitational dual to SUSY SU(N)-CFT2+1: Einstein-Maxwell theory
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SU(N) transport from AdS/CFT Gravitational dual to SUSY SU(N)-CFT2+1: Einstein-Maxwell theory
Black hole
AdS3+1
z = 0
Background ↔ Equilibrium
Transport ↔ Perturbations in .
Response via Kubo formula from .
It has a black hole solution (with electric and magnetic charge):
(embedded in M theory as )
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Compare graphene to Strongly coupled relativistic liquids
Obtain exact results via string theoretical AdS–CFT correspondence
S. Hartnoll, P. Kovtun, MM, S. Sachdev (2007)
• Thermoelectric response functions σ(ω), resonances: relat. hydrodynamics
• Calculate the transport coefficients for a strongly coupled theory!
SUSY - SU(N):
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Compare graphene to Strongly coupled relativistic liquids
S. Hartnoll, P. Kovtun, MM, S. Sachdev (2007)
SUSY - SU(N):
ηshear
sµ = 0( ) = 1
4π
kB;
Obtain exact results via string theoretical AdS–CFT correspondence
Interpretation: effective degrees of freedom, strongly coupled: τT = O(1)
• Thermoelectric response functions σ(ω), resonances: relat. hydrodynamics
• Calculate the transport coefficients for a strongly coupled theory!
Anomalously low viscosity (like quark-gluon plasma)
Measure of strong coupling! “Heisenberg”
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Quantum critical systems in condensed matter
A few examples • Graphene • High Tc • Superconductor-to-insulator transition (interaction driven)
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Dirac fermions in graphene Honeycomb lattice of C atoms
(Semenoff ’84, Haldane ‘88)
Tight binding dispersion
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Dirac fermions in graphene Tight binding dispersion Honeycomb lattice of C atoms
Close to the two Fermi points K, K’:
H ≈ vF p −K( ) ⋅ σ sublattice
→ Ep = vFp −K
2 massless Dirac cones in the Brillouin zone:
(Sublattice degree of freedom ↔ pseudospin)
(Semenoff ’84, Haldane ‘88)
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Dirac fermions in graphene Tight binding dispersion Honeycomb lattice of C atoms
2 massless Dirac cones in the Brillouin zone:
(Sublattice degree of freedom ↔ pseudospin)
Fermi velocity (speed of light”)
(Semenoff ’84, Haldane ‘88)
Close to the two Fermi points K, K’:
H ≈ vF p −K( ) ⋅ σ sublattice
→ Ep = vFp −K
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Dirac fermions in graphene Tight binding dispersion Honeycomb lattice of C atoms
2 massless Dirac cones in the Brillouin zone:
(Sublattice degree of freedom ↔ pseudospin)
Coulomb interactions: Fine structure constant
Fermi velocity (speed of light”)
(Semenoff ’84, Haldane ‘88)
Close to the two Fermi points K, K’:
H ≈ vF p −K( ) ⋅ σ sublattice
→ Ep = vFp −K
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D. Sheehy, J. Schmalian, Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 226803 (2007).
• Relativistic plasma physics of interacting particles and holes!
Relativistic fluid at the Dirac point
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D. Sheehy, J. Schmalian, Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 226803 (2007).
• Relativistic plasma physics of interacting particles and holes!
Relativistic fluid at the Dirac point
Crossover:
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• Relativistic plasma physics of interacting particles and holes! • Strongly coupled, nearly quantum critical fluid at µ = 0
Strong coupling!
“Quantum critical”
D. Sheehy, J. Schmalian, Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 226803 (2007).
Crossover:
Relativistic fluid at the Dirac point
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Other relativistic fluids: • Systems close to quantum criticality (with z = 1) Example: Superconductor-insulator transition (Bose-Hubbard model)
• Conformal field theories (QFTs for quantum criticality) E.g.: strongly coupled Yang-Mills theories → Exact treatment via AdS-CFT correspondence
Damle, Sachdev (1996, 1997) Bhaseen, Green, Sondhi (2007). Hartnoll, Kovtun, MM, Sachdev (2007)
C. P. Herzog, P. Kovtun, S. Sachdev, and D. T. Son (2007) Hartnoll, Kovtun, MM, Sachdev (2007)
Maximal possible relaxation rate!
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Quantum criticality in cuprate high Tc’s
Conformal field theory
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Thermoelectric measurements.
Conformal field theory
Example: Anomalously large Nernst Effect!
(“thermal analogue” of the Hall effect)
Quantum criticality in cuprate high Tc’s
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Simplest example exhibiting “quantum critical” features:
Graphene
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Relativistic, Strong coupling
regime
Questions
• Transport characteristics in the strongly coupled relativistic plasma?
• Response functions and transport coefficients at strong coupling?
• Graphene as a nearly perfect and possibly turbulent quantum fluid (like the quark-gluon plasma)?
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Graphene – Fermi liquid? 1. Tight binding kinetic energy → massless Dirac quasiparticles
2. Coulomb interactions: Unexpectedly strong! → nearly quantum critical!
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Graphene – Fermi liquid? 1. Tight binding kinetic energy → massless Dirac quasiparticles
2. Coulomb interactions: Unexpectedly strong! → nearly quantum critical!
Coulomb only marginally irrelevant for µ = 0! Strong coupling!
Cb marginal!
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Graphene – Fermi liquid? 1. Tight binding kinetic energy → massless Dirac quasiparticles
2. Coulomb interactions: Unexpectedly strong! → nearly quantum critical!
Coulomb only marginally irrelevant for µ = 0!
RG: (µ = 0)
Strong coupling!
Cb marginal!
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Graphene – Fermi liquid? 1. Tight binding kinetic energy → massless Dirac quasiparticles
2. Coulomb interactions: Unexpectedly strong! → nearly quantum critical!
RG: (µ = 0)
Strong coupling!
(µ > 0) Screening kicks in, short ranged Cb irrelevant
Coulomb only marginally irrelevant for µ = 0!
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Strong coupling in undoped graphene
Inelastic scattering rate (Electron-electron interactions)
MM, L. Fritz, and S. Sachdev, PRB ‘08.
>> T: standard 2d Fermi liquid
C: Independent of the Coulomb coupling strength!
µ
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Strong coupling in undoped graphene
Inelastic scattering rate (Electron-electron interactions)
MM, L. Fritz, and S. Sachdev, PRB ‘08.
Relaxation rate ~ T, like in quantum critical systems! Fastest possible rate!
< T: strongly coupled relativistic
liquid
>> T: standard 2d Fermi liquid
µ
µ
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Inelastic scattering rate (Electron-electron interactions)
MM, L. Fritz, and S. Sachdev, PRB ‘08.
Relaxation rate ~ T, like in quantum critical systems! Fastest possible rate!
Strong coupling in undoped graphene
“Heisenberg uncertainty principle for well-defined quasiparticles”
< T: strongly coupled relativistic
liquid
>> T: standard 2d Fermi liquid
µ
µ
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Inelastic scattering rate (Electron-electron interactions)
MM, L. Fritz, and S. Sachdev, PRB ‘08.
Relaxation rate ~ T, like in quantum critical systems! Fastest possible rate!
“Heisenberg uncertainty principle for well-defined quasiparticles”
As long as α(T) ~ 1, energy uncertainty is saturated, scattering is maximal → Nearly universal strong coupling features in transport, similarly as at the 2d superfluid-insulator transition [Damle, Sachdev (1996, 1997)]
Strong coupling in undoped graphene
< T: strongly coupled relativistic
liquid
>> T: standard 2d Fermi liquid
µ
µ
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Consequences for transport 1. -Collisionlimited conductivity σ in clean undoped graphene; -Collisionlimited spin diffusion Ds at any doping 2. Graphene - a perfect quantum liquid: very small viscosity η!
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Consequences for transport
3. Emergent relativistic invariance at low frequencies! Despite the breaking of relativistic invariance by
• finite T, • finite µ, • instantaneous 1/r Coulomb interactions
1. -Collisionlimited conductivity σ in clean undoped graphene; -Collisionlimited spin diffusion Ds at any doping 2. Graphene - a perfect quantum liquid: very small viscosity η!
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Consequences for transport
Collision-dominated transport → relativistic hydrodynamics: a) Response fully determined by covariance, thermodynamics, and σ, η b) Collective cyclotron resonance in small magnetic field (low frequency)
Hydrodynamic regime: (collision-dominated)
3. Emergent relativistic invariance at low frequencies! Despite the breaking of relativistic invariance by
• finite T, • finite µ, • instantaneous 1/r Coulomb interactions
1. -Collisionlimited conductivity σ in clean undoped graphene; -Collisionlimited spin diffusion Ds at any doping 2. Graphene - a perfect quantum liquid: very small viscosity η!
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Collisionlimited conductivities Damle, Sachdev, (1996). Fritz et al. (2008), Kashuba (2008)
Finite charge or spin conductivity in a pure system (for µ = 0 or B = 0) !
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Collisionlimited conductivities
Finite charge or spin conductivity in a pure system (for µ = 0 or B = 0) !
• Key: Charge or spin current without momentum
Pair creation/annihilation leads to current decay
(particle/spin up)
(hole/spin down)
Damle, Sachdev, (1996). Fritz et al. (2008), Kashuba (2008)
but
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Collisionlimited conductivities
Finite charge or spin conductivity in a pure system (for µ = 0 or B = 0) !
• Key: Charge or spin current without momentum
• Finite collision-limited conductivity!
• Finite collision-limited spin diffusivity!
Pair creation/annihilation leads to current decay
(particle/spin up)
(hole/spin down)
Damle, Sachdev, (1996). Fritz et al. (2008), Kashuba (2008)
but
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Collisionlimited conductivities
Finite charge or spin conductivity in a pure system (for µ = 0 or B = 0) !
Damle, Sachdev, (1996). Fritz et al. (2008), Kashuba (2008)
• Only marginal irrelevance of Coulomb: Maximal possible relaxation rate ~ T
• Key: Charge or spin current without momentum
• Finite collision-limited conductivity!
• Finite collision-limited spin diffusivity!
Pair creation/annihilation leads to current decay
(particle/spin up)
(hole/spin down) but
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Collisionlimited conductivities
Finite charge or spin conductivity in a pure system (for µ = 0 or B = 0) !
Damle, Sachdev, (1996). Fritz et al. (2008), Kashuba (2008)
• Only marginal irrelevance of Coulomb: Maximal possible relaxation rate ~ T
→ Nearly universal conductivity at strong coupling
• Key: Charge or spin current without momentum
• Finite collision-limited conductivity!
• Finite collision-limited spin diffusivity!
Pair creation/annihilation leads to current decay
(particle/spin up)
(hole/spin down) but
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Collisionlimited conductivities
Finite charge or spin conductivity in a pure system (for µ = 0 or B = 0) !
Damle, Sachdev, (1996). Fritz et al. (2008), Kashuba (2008)
• Only marginal irrelevance of Coulomb: Maximal possible relaxation rate ~ T
→ Nearly universal conductivity at strong coupling
Marginal irrelevance of Coulomb:
• Key: Charge or spin current without momentum
• Finite collision-limited conductivity!
• Finite collision-limited spin diffusivity!
Pair creation/annihilation leads to current decay
(particle/spin up)
(hole/spin down) but
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Collisionlimited conductivities
Finite charge or spin conductivity in a pure system (for µ = 0 or B = 0) !
Damle, Sachdev, (1996). Fritz et al. (2008), Kashuba (2008)
• Only marginal irrelevance of Coulomb: Maximal possible relaxation rate ~ T
→ Nearly universal conductivity at strong coupling
Marginal irrelevance of Coulomb:
Saturation as α →1, (finally: phase transition to insulator
Analog in SU(N):
• Key: Charge or spin current without momentum
• Finite collision-limited conductivity!
• Finite collision-limited spin diffusivity!
Pair creation/annihilation leads to current decay
(particle/spin up)
(hole/spin down) but
σ µ = 0( ) = 29N 3 2 e
2
h
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Boltzmann approach Boltzmann equation in Born approximation
L. Fritz, J. Schmalian, MM, and S. Sachdev, PRB 2008
Collision-limited conductivity in weak coupling!
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Transport and thermoelectric response at low frequencies?
Hydrodynamic regime: (collision-dominated)
Three complementary approaches: • AdS-CFT (strong coupling) • Relativistic hydrodynamics (without fixing transport coefficients) • Boltzmann theory (weak coupling)
They all agree at the level of the relativistic hydrodynamic structure, but have different microscopics.
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Application: thermoelectric close to transport at quantum criticality
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Nernst effect in High Tc’s
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Nernst effect in High Tc’s
Underdoped high Tc superconductors: Anomalously strong Nernst signal up to T=(2-3)Tc
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Theory for
Nernst Experiments in high Tc’s
Y. Wang, L. Li, and N. P. Ong, Phys. Rev. B 73, 024510 (2006).
Transverse thermoelectric response: B, T - dependence
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Graphene versus very strongly coupled, critical
relativistic liquids?
Are there further similarities?
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Au+Au collisions at RHIC
Quark-gluon plasma is described by QCD (nearly conformal,
critical theory) _
Low viscosity fluid!
ηs~ 1
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Graphene – a nearly perfect liquid!
(False) conjecture from AdS-CFT:
Anomalously low viscosity (like quark-gluon plasma)
MM, J. Schmalian, and L. Fritz, (PRL 2009)
Measure of strong coupling: “Heisenberg”
What about graphene?
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Graphene – a nearly perfect liquid!
(False) conjecture from AdS-CFT:
Anomalously low viscosity (like quark-gluon plasma)
MM, J. Schmalian, and L. Fritz, (PRL 2009)
Measure of strong coupling: “Heisenberg”
Doped Graphene & Usual metals: (Khalatnikov etc)
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Graphene – a nearly perfect liquid!
Anomalously low viscosity (like quark-gluon plasma)
MM, J. Schmalian, and L. Fritz, (PRL 2009)
Measure of strong coupling: “Heisenberg”
Undoped Graphene:
Boltzmann-Born Approximation:
Doped Graphene & Usual metals: (Khalatnikov etc)
(False) conjecture from AdS-CFT:
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T. Schäfer, Phys. Rev. A 76, 063618 (2007). A. Turlapov, J. Kinast, B. Clancy, Le Luo, J. Joseph, J. E. Thomas, J. Low Temp. Phys. 150, 567 (2008)
Graphene
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Electronic consequences of low viscosity? MM, J. Schmalian, L. Fritz, (PRL 2009)
Electronic turbulence in clean, strongly coupled graphene? (or at quantum criticality!) Reynolds number:
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Electronic consequences of low viscosity?
Electronic turbulence in clean, strongly coupled graphene? (or at quantum criticality!) Reynolds number:
Strongly driven mesoscopic systems: (Kim’s group [Columbia])
Complex fluid dynamics! (pre-turbulent flow)
New phenomenon in an electronic system!
MM, J. Schmalian, L. Fritz, (PRL 2009)
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Summary
• AdS-CFT helped establish hydrodynamic structure (crossover ballistic to collision-dominated can be described, too, tuning ω/T)
• Interesting microscopic calculations of transport coefficients in strong coupling
• Guide for interesting strong coupling phenomenology in graphene: - Emergent relativistic hydrodynamics at low frequency - Nearly perfect quantum liquid with possible tendency to electronic turbulence!