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Theory of the Nernst effect
near the superfluid-insulator transition
Sean Hartnoll (KITP), Christopher Herzog (Washington), Pavel Kovtun (KITP), Marcus Mueller (Harvard), Subir Sachdev (Harvard), Dam Son (Washington)
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Outline
1. Superfluid/supersolid/insulator quantum transitions Insulators at integer and commensurate densities
2. Theory of quantum-critical transport Collisionless-t0-hydrodynamic crossover of
conformal field theories
3. Hydrodynamics at incommensurate densities withimpurities and a magnetic field
Exact relations between thermoelectric co-efficients
4. Nernst effect in the cuprate superconductors
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Outline
1. Superfluid/supersolid/insulator quantum transitions Insulators at integer and commensurate densities
2. Theory of quantum-critical transport Collisionless-t0-hydrodynamic crossover of
conformal field theories
3. Hydrodynamics at incommensurate densities withimpurities and a magnetic field
Exact relations between thermoelectric co-efficients
4. Nernst effect in the cuprate superconductors
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Trap for ultracold 87Rb atoms
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M. Greiner, O. Mandel, T. Esslinger, T. W. Hänsch, and I. Bloch, Nature 415, 39 (2002).
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Boson Hubbard model
M.P.A. Fisher, P.B. Weichmann, G. Grinstein, and D.S. Fisher Phys. Rev. B 40, 546 (1989).
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g = ring exchange (Sandvik)
La2CuO4
Phase diagram of doped antiferromagnets
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g
La2CuO4
N. Read and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. Lett. 62, 1694 (1989).
Phase diagram of doped antiferromagnets
T. Senthil, A. Vishwanath, L. Balents, S. Sachdev and M.P.A. Fisher, Science 303, 1490 (2004).
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g
La2CuO4
Phase diagram of doped antiferromagnets
S. Sachdev and N. Read, Int. J. Mod. Phys. B 5, 219 (1991).
Hole density
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g
La2CuO4
S. Sachdev and N. Read, Int. J. Mod. Phys. B 5, 219 (1991).
Phase diagram of doped antiferromagnets
Hole density
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g
La2CuO4
S. Sachdev and N. Read, Int. J. Mod. Phys. B 5, 219 (1991).
Phase diagram of doped antiferromagnets
Hole density
VBS insulator
VBS supersolid
d-wave superconductor
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0 Doping
p
4
d-wave
A1
A2
q
X
broken
g
VBS supersolid
M. Vojta and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 3916 (1999)
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0 Doping
p
4
d-wave
A1
A2
q
X
broken
g
VBS supersolid
M. Vojta and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 3916 (1999)
“pair density wave”
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0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5
t / J
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1
Vnn
/ t
d-wave
Stripes p x 1, p 8
VBS supersolids
Insulators
M. Vojta and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 3916 (1999)
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Y. Kohsaka, C. Taylor, K. Fujita, A. Schmidt, C. Lupien, T. Hanaguri, M. Azuma,
M. Takano, H. Eisaki, H. Takagi, S. Uchida, and J. C. Davis, Science 315, 1380 (2007)
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Y. Kohsaka, C. Taylor, K. Fujita, A. Schmidt, C. Lupien, T. Hanaguri, M. Azuma,
M. Takano, H. Eisaki, H. Takagi, S. Uchida, and J. C. Davis, Science 315, 1380 (2007)
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Y. Kohsaka, C. Taylor, K. Fujita, A. Schmidt, C. Lupien, T. Hanaguri, M. Azuma,
M. Takano, H. Eisaki, H. Takagi, S. Uchida, and J. C. Davis, Science 315, 1380 (2007)
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Y. Kohsaka, C. Taylor, K. Fujita, A. Schmidt, C. Lupien, T. Hanaguri, M. Azuma,
M. Takano, H. Eisaki, H. Takagi, S. Uchida, and J. C. Davis, Science 315, 1380 (2007)
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Y. Kohsaka, C. Taylor, K. Fujita, A. Schmidt, C. Lupien, T. Hanaguri, M. Azuma,
M. Takano, H. Eisaki, H. Takagi, S. Uchida, and J. C. Davis, Science 315, 1380 (2007)
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Y. Kohsaka, C. Taylor, K. Fujita, A. Schmidt, C. Lupien, T. Hanaguri, M. Azuma,
M. Takano, H. Eisaki, H. Takagi, S. Uchida, and J. C. Davis, Science 315, 1380 (2007)
“Glassy” Valence Bond Supersolid
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Outline
1. Superfluid/supersolid/insulator quantum transitions Insulators at integer and commensurate densities
2. Theory of quantum-critical transport Collisionless-t0-hydrodynamic crossover of
conformal field theories
3. Hydrodynamics at incommensurate densities withimpurities and a magnetic field
Exact relations between thermoelectric co-efficients
4. Nernst effect in the cuprate superconductors
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Outline
1. Superfluid/supersolid/insulator quantum transitions Insulators at integer and commensurate densities
2. Theory of quantum-critical transport Collisionless-t0-hydrodynamic crossover of
conformal field theories
3. Hydrodynamics at incommensurate densities withimpurities and a magnetic field
Exact relations between thermoelectric co-efficients
4. Nernst effect in the cuprate superconductors
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The insulator:
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Excitations of the insulator:
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Excitations of the insulator:
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Superfluid Insulator
Non-zero temperature phase diagram
Depth of periodic potential
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Superfluid Insulator
Non-zero temperature phase diagram
Depth of periodic potential
Dynamics of the classical Gross-Pitaevski equation
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Superfluid Insulator
Non-zero temperature phase diagram
Depth of periodic potential
Dilute Boltzmann gas of particle and holes
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Superfluid Insulator
Non-zero temperature phase diagram
Depth of periodic potential
No wave or quasiparticle description
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D. B. Haviland, Y. Liu, and A. M. Goldman,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 62, 2180 (1989)
Resistivity of Bi films
M. P. A. Fisher, Phys. Rev. Lett. 65, 923 (1990)
σSuperconductor(T → 0) = ∞σInsulator(T → 0) = 0
σQuantum critical point(T → 0) ≈ 4e2
h
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Superfluid Insulator
Non-zero temperature phase diagram
Depth of periodic potential
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Superfluid Insulator
Non-zero temperature phase diagram
Depth of periodic potential
Collisionless-to
hydrodynamic
crossover of a
conformal field
theory (CFT)
K. Damle and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. B 56, 8714 (1997).
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Collisionless-to-hydrodynamic crossover of a CFT in 2+1 dimensions
K. Damle and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. B 56, 8714 (1997).
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Collisionless-to-hydrodynamic crossover of a CFT in 2+1 dimensions
K. Damle and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. B 56, 8714 (1997).
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Hydrodynamics of a conformal field theory (CFT)
The scattering cross-section of the thermal
excitations is universal and so transport co-
efficients are universally determined by kBT
Charge diffusion constant
Conductivity
K. Damle and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. B 56, 8714 (1997).
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Hydrodynamics of a conformal field theory (CFT)
The AdS/CFT correspondence (Maldacena, Polyakov) relates
the hydrodynamics of CFTs to the quantum gravity theory of
the horizon of a black hole in Anti-de Sitter space.
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Holographic
representation of black
hole physics in a 2+1
dimensional CFT at a
temperature equal to the
Hawking temperature of
the black hole.
Black hole
3+1 dimensional AdS space
Hydrodynamics of a conformal field theory (CFT)
The AdS/CFT correspondence (Maldacena, Polyakov) relates
the hydrodynamics of CFTs to the quantum gravity theory of
the horizon of a black hole in Anti-de Sitter space.
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Hydrodynamics of a conformal field theory (CFT)
Hydrodynamics of
a CFT
Waves of gauge
fields in a curved
background
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Hydrodynamics of a conformal field theory (CFT)
P. Kovtun, C. Herzog, S. Sachdev, and D.T. Son, Phys. Rev. D 75, 085020 (2007)
Spin diffusion constant
Spin conductivity
For the (unique) CFT with a SU(N) gauge field and
16 supercharges, we know the exact diffusion
constant associated with a global SO(8) symmetry:
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Collisionless-to-hydrodynamic crossover of solvable SYM3
P. Kovtun, C. Herzog, S. Sachdev, and D.T. Son, Phys. Rev. D 75, 085020 (2007)
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ImC/k2 CFT at T=0
P. Kovtun, C. Herzog, S. Sachdev, and D.T. Son, Phys. Rev. D 75, 085020 (2007)
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Collisionless-to-hydrodynamic crossover of solvable SYM3
P. Kovtun, C. Herzog, S. Sachdev, and D.T. Son, Phys. Rev. D 75, 085020 (2007)
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diffusion peakImC/k2
P. Kovtun, C. Herzog, S. Sachdev, and D.T. Son, Phys. Rev. D 75, 085020 (2007)
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Outline
1. Superfluid/supersolid/insulator quantum transitions Insulators at integer and commensurate densities
2. Theory of quantum-critical transport Collisionless-t0-hydrodynamic crossover of
conformal field theories
3. Hydrodynamics at incommensurate densities withimpurities and a magnetic field
Exact relations between thermoelectric co-efficients
4. Nernst effect in the cuprate superconductors
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Outline
1. Superfluid/supersolid/insulator quantum transitions Insulators at integer and commensurate densities
2. Theory of quantum-critical transport Collisionless-t0-hydrodynamic crossover of
conformal field theories
3. Hydrodynamics at incommensurate densities withimpurities and a magnetic field
Exact relations between thermoelectric co-efficients
4. Nernst effect in the cuprate superconductors
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For experimental applications, we must move away from the ideal CFT
e.g.
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For experimental applications, we must move away from the ideal CFT
e.g.
• A chemical potential μ
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For experimental applications, we must move away from the ideal CFT
e.g.
• A chemical potential μ
CFT
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For experimental applications, we must move away from the ideal CFT
e.g.
• A chemical potential μ
CFT
Supersolid
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For experimental applications, we must move away from the ideal CFT
e.g.
• A chemical potential μ
CFT
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For experimental applications, we must move away from the ideal CFT
e.g.
• A chemical potential μ
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For experimental applications, we must move away from the ideal CFT
e.g.
• A chemical potential μ
CFT
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For experimental applications, we must move away from the ideal CFT
e.g.
• A chemical potential μ
• A magnetic field BCFT
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S.A. Hartnoll, P.K. Kovtun, M. Müller, and S. Sachdev, arXiv:0706.3215
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S.A. Hartnoll, P.K. Kovtun, M. Müller, and S. Sachdev, arXiv:0706.3215
Conservation laws/equations of motion
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S.A. Hartnoll, P.K. Kovtun, M. Müller, and S. Sachdev, arXiv:0706.3215
Constitutive relations which follow from Lorentz transformation to moving frame
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S.A. Hartnoll, P.K. Kovtun, M. Müller, and S. Sachdev, arXiv:0706.3215
Single dissipative term allowed by requirement of positive entropy production. There is only one
independent transport co-efficient
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For experimental applications, we must move away from the ideal CFT
e.g.
CFT
• A chemical potential μ
• A magnetic field B
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For experimental applications, we must move away from the ideal CFT
e.g.
• A chemical potential μ
• A magnetic field B
• An impurity scattering rate 1/ imp (its T dependence
follows from scaling arguments)
CFT
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S.A. Hartnoll, P.K. Kovtun, M. Müller, and S. Sachdev, arXiv:0706.3215
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From these relations, we obtained results for the transport co-efficients, expressed in terms of a “cyclotron” frequency and damping:
S.A. Hartnoll, P.K. Kovtun, M. Müller, and S. Sachdev, arXiv:0706.3215
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From these relations, we obtained results for the transport co-efficients, expressed in terms of a “cyclotron” frequency and damping:
S.A. Hartnoll, P.K. Kovtun, M. Müller, and S. Sachdev, arXiv:0706.3215
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From these relations, we obtained results for the transport co-efficients, expressed in terms of a “cyclotron” frequency and damping:
S.A. Hartnoll, P.K. Kovtun, M. Müller, and S. Sachdev, arXiv:0706.3215
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From these relations, we obtained results for the transport co-efficients, expressed in terms of a “cyclotron” frequency and damping:
S.A. Hartnoll, P.K. Kovtun, M. Müller, and S. Sachdev, arXiv:0706.3215
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From these relations, we obtained results for the transport co-efficients, expressed in terms of a “cyclotron” frequency and damping:
S.A. Hartnoll, P.K. Kovtun, M. Müller, and S. Sachdev, arXiv:0706.3215
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From these relations, we obtained results for the transport co-efficients, expressed in terms of a “cyclotron” frequency and damping:
S.A. Hartnoll, P.K. Kovtun, M. Müller, and S. Sachdev, arXiv:0706.3215
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Outline
1. Superfluid/supersolid/insulator quantum transitions Insulators at integer and commensurate densities
2. Theory of quantum-critical transport Collisionless-t0-hydrodynamic crossover of
conformal field theories
3. Hydrodynamics at incommensurate densities withimpurities and a magnetic field
Exact relations between thermoelectric co-efficients
4. Nernst effect in the cuprate superconductors
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Outline
1. Superfluid/supersolid/insulator quantum transitions Insulators at integer and commensurate densities
2. Theory of quantum-critical transport Collisionless-t0-hydrodynamic crossover of
conformal field theories
3. Hydrodynamics at incommensurate densities withimpurities and a magnetic field
Exact relations between thermoelectric co-efficients
4. Nernst effect in the cuprate superconductors
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From these relations, we obtained results for the transport co-efficients, expressed in terms of a “cyclotron” frequency and damping:
S.A. Hartnoll, P.K. Kovtun, M. Müller, and S. Sachdev, arXiv:0706.3215
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From these relations, we obtained results for the transport co-efficients, expressed in terms of a “cyclotron” frequency and damping:
S.A. Hartnoll, P.K. Kovtun, M. Müller, and S. Sachdev, arXiv:0706.3215
Transverse thermoelectric co-efficient(
h
2ekB
)αxy = ΦsB (kBT )2
(2πτimp
�
)2ρ2 + ΦσΦε+P (kBT )3 �/2πτimp
Φ2ε+P (kBT )6 + B
2ρ2(2πτimp/�)2
,
whereB = Bφ0/(�v)2 ; ρ = ρ/(�v)2.
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LSCO - Theory
S.A. Hartnoll, P.K. Kovtun, M. Müller, and S. Sachdev, arXiv:0706.3215
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LSCO - Experiments
N. P. Ong et al.
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Only input parameters Output
LSCO - Theory
S.A. Hartnoll, P.K. Kovtun, M. Müller, and S. Sachdev, arXiv:0706.3215
�v = 47 meV Aτimp ≈ 10−12 s
ωc = 6.2GHz · B
1T
(35KT
)3
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Only input parameters Output
LSCO - Theory
S.A. Hartnoll, P.K. Kovtun, M. Müller, and S. Sachdev, arXiv:0706.3215
�v = 47 meV Aτimp ≈ 10−12 s
ωc = 6.2GHz · B
1T
(35KT
)3
Similar to velocity estimates by A.V. Balatsky and Z-X. Shen, Science 284, 1137 (1999).
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To the solvable supersymmetric, Yang-Mills theory CFT, we add
• A chemical potential μ
• A magnetic field B
After the AdS/CFT mapping, we obtain the Einstein-Maxwell theory of a black hole with
• An electric charge
• A magnetic charge
The exact results are found to be in precise accord with
all hydrodynamic results presented earlier
S.A. Hartnoll, P.K. Kovtun, M. Müller, and S. Sachdev, arXiv:0706.3215
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• General theory of transport in a weakly disordered
``vortex liquid’’ state.
• “Relativistic” magnetohydrodynamics offers an efficient
approach to disentangling momentum and charge
transport
• Exact solutions via black hole mapping have yielded
first exact results for transport co-efficients in interacting
many-body systems, and were valuable in determining
general structure of hydrodynamics.
• Simple model reproduces many trends of the Nernst
measurements in cuprates.
Conclusions