Published September 15, 2008
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Journal article
Universal conductivity and central charges
Creators
- 1. Center for Theoretical Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02139 (United States)
- 2. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, V8P 5C2 (Canada)
Description
We discuss a class of critical models in d≥2+1 dimensions whose electrical conductivity and charge susceptibility are fixed by the central charge in a universal manner. We comment on possible bounds on conductivity, as suggested by holographic duality.
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevD.78.066009;
- arXiv
- arXiv:0806.0110v2;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
- Journal Volume
- 78
- Journal Issue
- 6
- Journal Page Range
- p. 066009-066009.6
- ISSN
- 0556-2821
- CODEN
- PRVDAQ
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 41004804
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- DUALITY; ELECTRIC CHARGES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HOLOGRAPHY; MANY-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2008 The American Physical Society