PIRSA:07120049

The holographic description of non-relativistic conformal field theories

Thompson, E. (2008). The holographic description of non-relativistic conformal field theories. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/07120049

Thompson, Ethan. The holographic description of non-relativistic conformal field theories. Perimeter Institute, Dec. 08, 2008, https://pirsa.org/07120049 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:07120049,
            doi = {10.48660/07120049},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/07120049},
            author = {Thompson, Ethan},
            keywords = {Quantum Foundations, Quantum Fields and Strings, Cosmology},
            language = {en},
            title = {The holographic description of non-relativistic conformal field theories},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2008},
            month = {dec},
            note = {PIRSA:07120049 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

Ethan Thompson

Talk numberPIRSA:07120049
DOI10.48660/07120049
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Talk Type Conference
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Abstract

The AdS/CFT correspondence has recently been extended to field theories satisfying the non-relativistic generalization of conformal symmetry, the Schroedinger symmetry. These holographic descriptions offer the potential to do calculations in the strong coupling regime of experimentally-realized condensed matter systems, such as fermions at unitarity. In this talk, we will outline the holographic formulation of such NRCFTs at zero temperature. We will then discuss the embedding of the appropriate geometry into IIB supergravity, and the finite temperature generalization that results. We will conclude with a brief discussion of the holographic description of non-relativistic conformal hydrodynamics and current research projects.