Abstract
We show that there is a close correspondence between the physical properties of holographic metals near charged black holes in anti–de Sitter (AdS) space, and the fractionalized Fermi liquid phase of the lattice Anderson model. The latter phase has a “small” Fermi surface of conduction electrons, along with a spin liquid of local moments. This correspondence implies that certain mean-field gapless spin liquids are states of matter at nonzero density realizing the near-horizon, physics of Reissner-Nordström black holes.
- Received 23 June 2010
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.151602
© 2010 The American Physical Society
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ViewpointIn pursuit of a nameless metal
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