Conformal to confining SQFTs from holography
Dimitrios Chatzis, Ali Fatemiabhari, Carlos Núñez, Peter Weck
Abstract
A bstract In this paper we present three new families of smooth Type II string theory backgrounds. These are dual to supersymmetry-preserving deformations of 4d SCFTs. The deformations include a VEV for a global current and a ‘twisted compactification’ on a circle. We study various holographic aspects of the dual QFTs, focusing on Wilson loops and Entanglement Entropy. Additionally, we present a monotonic quantity calculating the density of degrees of freedom in terms of the energy, which interpolates between the IR 3d gapped theory and the 4d SCFT result. Other probes related to global aspects of the QFTs are briefly discussed.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsConformal mapHolographyTheoretical physicsMathematical physicsConformal field theoryQuantum electrodynamicsQuantum mechanicsGeometryMathematicsBlack Holes and Theoretical PhysicsCosmology and Gravitation TheoriesAdvanced Mathematical Physics Problems