1. Quantum Criticality and Black Holes Talk online: sachdev.physics.harvard.edu Talk online: sachdev.physics.harvard.edu

2. Markus Mueller, Harvard Lars Fritz, Harvard Subir Sachdev, Harvard Markus Mueller, Harvard Lars Fritz, Harvard Subir Sachdev, Harvard Particle theorists Condensed matter theorists Sean Hartnoll, KITP Christopher Herzog, Princeton Pavel Kovtun, Victoria Dam Son, Washington Sean Hartnoll, KITP Christopher Herzog, Princeton Pavel Kovtun, Victoria Dam Son, Washington

3. Three foci of modern physics Quantum phase transitions

4. Three foci of modern physics Quantum phase transitions Many QPTs of correlated electrons in 2+1 dimensions are described by conformal field theories (CFTs)

5. Three foci of modern physics Quantum phase transitions Black holes

6. Three foci of modern physics Quantum phase transitions Black holes Bekenstein and Hawking originated the quantum theory, which has found fruition in string theory

7. Three foci of modern physics Quantum phase transitions Black holes Hydrodynamics

8. Three foci of modern physics Quantum phase transitions Black holes Hydrodynamics Universal description of fluids based upon conservation laws and positivity of entropy production

9. Three foci of modern physics Quantum phase transitions Black holes Hydrodynamics

10. Three foci of modern physics Quantum phase transitions Black holes Hydrodynamics Canonical problem in condensed matter: transport properties of a correlated electron system

11. Three foci of modern physics Quantum phase transitions Black holes Hydrodynamics Canonical problem in condensed matter: transport properties of a correlated electron system New insights and results from detour unifies disparate fields of physics

12. Three foci of modern physics Quantum phase transitions Black holes Hydrodynamics

13. Three foci of modern physics Quantum phase transitions Black holes Hydrodynamics Many QPTs of correlated electrons in 2+1 dimensions are described by conformal field theories (CFTs)

14. Three foci of modern physics Black holes Hydrodynamics Quantum phase transitions Many QPTs of correlated electrons in 2+1 dimensions are described by conformal field theories (CFTs)

15. The cuprate superconductors

16. Antiferromagnetic (Neel) order in the insulator No entanglement of spins

17. Antiferromagnetic (Neel) order in the insulator Excitations: 2 spin waves (Goldstone modes)

18. Weaken some bonds to induce spin entanglement in a new quantum phase J J/

19. Ground state is a product of pairs of entangled spins. J J/

20. Excitations: 3 S=1 triplons J J/

21. J Excitations: 3 S=1 triplons

22. J J/ Excitations: 3 S=1 triplons

23. J J/ Excitations: 3 S=1 triplons

24. J J/ Excitations: 3 S=1 triplons

25. M. Matsumoto, C. Yasuda, S. Todo, and H. Takayama, Phys. Rev.B 65, 014407 (2002). Quantum critical point with non-local entanglement in spin wavefunction

26. CFT3

27. TlCuCl 3

28. Pressure in TlCuCl 3

29. N. Cavadini, G. Heigold, W. Henggeler, A. Furrer, H.-U. Güdel, K. Krämer and H. Mutka, Phys. Rev. B 63 172414 (2001). “triplon” TlCuCl 3 at ambient pressure

30. Christian Ruegg, Bruce Normand, Masashige Matsumoto, Albert Furrer, Desmond McMorrow, Karl Kramer, Hans–Ulrich Gudel, Severian Gvasaliya, Hannu Mutka, and Martin Boehm, Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 205701 (2008) TlCuCl 3 with varying pressure

31. S=1/2 insulator on the square lattice A.W. Sandvik, Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 227202 (2007). R.G. Melko and R.K. Kaul, Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 017203 (2008).

32. Phase diagram N. Read and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. Lett. 62, 1694 (1989). T. Senthil, A. Vishwanath, L. Balents, S. Sachdev and M.P.A. Fisher, Science 303, 1490 (2004). S=1/2 insulator on the square lattice A.W. Sandvik, Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 227202 (2007). R.G. Melko and R.K. Kaul, Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 017203 (2008).

33. Theory for loss of Neel order

34. Phase diagram S=1/2 insulator on the square lattice

35. RG flow of gauge coupling: CFT3

36. d-wave superconductor on the square lattice CFT3 R. K. Kaul, Y. B. Kim, S. Sachdev, and T. Senthil, Nature Physics 4, 28 (2008) R. K. Kaul, M.A. Metlitski, S. Sachdev, and C. Xu, arXiv:0804.1794

37. U(1) gauge theory with N =4 supersymmetry CFT3 N. Seiberg and E. Witten, hep-th/9607163 K.A. Intriligator and N. Seiberg, hep-th/9607207 A. Kapustin and M. J. Strassler, hep-th/9902033

38. SU(N) gauge theory with N =8 supersymmetry (SYM3)

39. Graphene

41. Three foci of modern physics Quantum phase transitions Black holes Hydrodynamics

42. Black holes Three foci of modern physics Quantum phase transitions Hydrodynamics Canonical problem in condensed matter: transport properties of a correlated electron system

43. Black holes Three foci of modern physics Quantum phase transitions Hydrodynamics Canonical problem in condensed matter: transport properties of a correlated electron system

44. Indium Oxide films G. Sambandamurthy, A. Johansson, E. Peled, D. Shahar, P. G. Bjornsson, and K. A. Moler, Europhys. Lett. 75, 611 (2006). Superfluid-insulator transition

45. M. Greiner, O. Mandel, T. Esslinger, T. W. Hänsch, and I. Bloch, Nature 415, 39 (2002). Superfluid-insulator transition

48. Classical vortices and wave oscillations of the condensate

49. Indium Oxide films G. Sambandamurthy, A. Johansson, E. Peled, D. Shahar, P. G. Bjornsson, and K. A. Moler, Europhys. Lett. 75, 611 (2006). Superfluid-insulator transition

51. Dilute Boltzmann/Landau gas of particle and holes

52. Indium Oxide films G. Sambandamurthy, A. Johansson, E. Peled, D. Shahar, P. G. Bjornsson, and K. A. Moler, Europhys. Lett. 75, 611 (2006). Superfluid-insulator transition

54. CFT at T>0

55. Quantum critical transport S. Sachdev, Quantum Phase Transitions, Cambridge (1999).

56. Quantum critical transport K. Damle and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. B 56, 8714 (1997).

57. Quantum critical transport P. Kovtun, D. T. Son, and A. Starinets, Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 11601 (2005), 8714 (1997).

58. Indium Oxide films G. Sambandamurthy, A. Johansson, E. Peled, D. Shahar, P. G. Bjornsson, and K. A. Moler, Europhys. Lett. 75, 611 (2006). Superfluid-insulator transition

59. Three foci of modern physics Quantum phase transitions Black holes Hydrodynamics

60. Quantum phase transitions Three foci of modern physics Black holes New insights and results from detour unifies disparate fields of physics Canonical problem in condensed matter: transport properties of a correlated electron system

61. Hydrodynamics Quantum phase transitions Canonical problem in condensed matter: transport properties of a correlated electron system Three foci of modern physics Black holes New insights and results from detour unifies disparate fields of physics

62. Objects so massive that light is gravitationally bound to them. Black Holes

63. Objects so massive that light is gravitationally bound to them. Black Holes The region inside the black hole horizon is causally disconnected from the rest of the universe.

64. Black Hole Thermodynamics Bekenstein and Hawking discovered astonishing connections between the Einstein theory of black holes and the laws of thermodynamics

65. Black Hole Thermodynamics Bekenstein and Hawking discovered astonishing connections between the Einstein theory of black holes and the laws of thermodynamics

66. AdS/CFT correspondence The quantum theory of a black hole in a 3+1- dimensional negatively curved AdS universe is holographically represented by a CFT (the theory of a quantum critical point) in 2+1 dimensions Maldacena, Gubser, Klebanov, Polyakov, Witten 3+1 dimensional AdS space

67. AdS/CFT correspondence The quantum theory of a black hole in a 3+1- dimensional negatively curved AdS universe is holographically represented by a CFT (the theory of a quantum critical point) in 2+1 dimensions Maldacena, Gubser, Klebanov, Polyakov, Witten 3+1 dimensional AdS space A 2+1 dimensional system at its quantum critical point

68. AdS/CFT correspondence The quantum theory of a black hole in a 3+1- dimensional negatively curved AdS universe is holographically represented by a CFT (the theory of a quantum critical point) in 2+1 dimensions Maldacena, Gubser, Klebanov, Polyakov, Witten 3+1 dimensional AdS space Quantum criticality in 2+1 dimensions

69. AdS/CFT correspondence The quantum theory of a black hole in a 3+1- dimensional negatively curved AdS universe is holographically represented by a CFT (the theory of a quantum critical point) in 2+1 dimensions Maldacena, Gubser, Klebanov, Polyakov, Witten 3+1 dimensional AdS space Quantum criticality in 2+1 dimensions Black hole temperature = temperature of quantum criticality

70. AdS/CFT correspondence The quantum theory of a black hole in a 3+1- dimensional negatively curved AdS universe is holographically represented by a CFT (the theory of a quantum critical point) in 2+1 dimensions Strominger, Vafa 3+1 dimensional AdS space Quantum criticality in 2+1 dimensions Black hole entropy = entropy of quantum criticality

71. AdS/CFT correspondence The quantum theory of a black hole in a 3+1- dimensional negatively curved AdS universe is holographically represented by a CFT (the theory of a quantum critical point) in 2+1 dimensions 3+1 dimensional AdS space Quantum criticality in 2+1 dimensions Quantum critical dynamics = waves in curved space Maldacena, Gubser, Klebanov, Polyakov, Witten

72. AdS/CFT correspondence The quantum theory of a black hole in a 3+1- dimensional negatively curved AdS universe is holographically represented by a CFT (the theory of a quantum critical point) in 2+1 dimensions 3+1 dimensional AdS space Quantum criticality in 2+1 dimensions Friction of quantum criticality = waves falling into black hole Kovtun, Policastro, Son

73. Hydrodynamics Quantum phase transitions Three foci of modern physics Black holes New insights and results from detour unifies disparate fields of physics Canonical problem in condensed matter: transport properties of a correlated electron system

74. Hydrodynamics Quantum phase transitions Three foci of modern physics Black holes New insights and results from detour unifies disparate fields of physics Canonical problem in condensed matter: transport properties of a correlated electron system 1

75. Hydrodynamics of quantum critical systems 1. Use quantum field theory + quantum transport equations + classical hydrodynamics Uses physical model but strong-coupling makes explicit solution difficult

76. Hydrodynamics Quantum phase transitions Three foci of modern physics Black holes New insights and results from detour unifies disparate fields of physics Canonical problem in condensed matter: transport properties of a correlated electron system 1

77. Hydrodynamics Quantum phase transitions Three foci of modern physics Black holes New insights and results from detour unifies disparate fields of physics Canonical problem in condensed matter: transport properties of a correlated electron system 1 2

78. Hydrodynamics of quantum critical systems 1. Use quantum field theory + quantum transport equations + classical hydrodynamics Uses physical model but strong-coupling makes explicit solution difficult 2. Solve Einstein-Maxwell equations in the background of a black hole in AdS space Yields hydrodynamic relations which apply to general classes of quantum critical systems. First exact numerical results for transport co-efficients (for supersymmetric systems).

79. Hydrodynamics of quantum critical systems 1. Use quantum field theory + quantum transport equations + classical hydrodynamics Uses physical model but strong-coupling makes explicit solution difficult 2. Solve Einstein-Maxwell equations in the background of a black hole in AdS space Yields hydrodynamic relations which apply to general classes of quantum critical systems. First exact numerical results for transport co-efficients (for supersymmetric systems). Find perfect agreement between 1. and 2. In some cases, results were obtained by 2. earlier !!

80. Applications: 1. Magneto-thermo-electric transport in graphene and near the superconductor-insulator transition Hydrodynamic cyclotron resonance Nernst effect 2. Quark-gluon plasma Low viscosity fluid 3. Fermi gas at unitarity Non-relativistic AdS/CFT

81. Applications: 1. Magneto-thermo-electric transport in graphene and near the superconductor-insulator transition Hydrodynamic cyclotron resonance Nernst effect 2. Quark-gluon plasma Low viscosity fluid 3. Fermi gas at unitarity Non-relativistic AdS/CFT

82. Graphene

83. Quantum critical

84. The cuprate superconductors

85. CFT?

86. Thermoelectric measurements CFT3 ? Cuprates

87. S.A. Hartnoll, P.K. Kovtun, M. Müller, and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. B 76 144502 (2007)

90. Y. Wang, L. Li, and N. P. Ong, Phys. Rev. B 73, 024510 (2006). Theory for LSCO Experiments

92. Applications: 1. Magneto-thermo-electric transport in graphene and near the superconductor-insulator transition Hydrodynamic cyclotron resonance Nernst effect 2. Quark-gluon plasma Low viscosity fluid 3. Fermi gas at unitarity Non-relativistic AdS/CFT

93. Applications: 1. Magneto-thermo-electric transport in graphene and near the superconductor-insulator transition Hydrodynamic cyclotron resonance Nernst effect 2. Quark-gluon plasma Low viscosity fluid 3. Fermi gas at unitarity Non-relativistic AdS/CFT

94. Au+Au collisions at RHIC Quark-gluon plasma can be described as “quantum critical QCD”

95. Phases of nuclear matter

96. S=1/2 Fermi gas at a Feshbach resonance

100. T. Schafer, Phys. Rev. A 76, 063618 (2007). A. TurlapovA. Turlapov, J. Kinast, B. Clancy, Le Luo, J. Joseph, J. E. Thomas, J. Low Temp. Physics 150, 567 (2008)B. Clancy. Joseph,as, J.p. Physic(2008)

101. T. Schafer, Phys. Rev. A 76, 063618 (2007). A. TurlapovA. Turlapov, J. Kinast, B. Clancy, Le Luo, J. Joseph, J. E. Thomas, J. Low Temp. Physics 150, 567 (2008)B. Clancy. Joseph,as, J.p. Physic(2008)

102. T. Schafer, Phys. Rev. A 76, 063618 (2007). A. TurlapovA. Turlapov, J. Kinast, B. Clancy, Le Luo, J. Joseph, J. E. Thomas, J. Low Temp. Physics 150, 567 (2008)B. Clancy. Joseph,as, J.p. Physic(2008)

103. T. Schafer, Phys. Rev. A 76, 063618 (2007). A. TurlapovA. Turlapov, J. Kinast, B. Clancy, Le Luo, J. Joseph, J. E. Thomas, J. Low Temp. Physics 150, 567 (2008)B. Clancy. Joseph,as, J.p. Physic(2008)

105. Theory for transport near quantum phase transitions in superfluids and antiferromagnets 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. Theory of Nernst effect near the superfluid- insulator transition, and connection to cuprates. Quantum-critical magnetotransport in graphene. Theory for transport near quantum phase transitions in superfluids and antiferromagnets 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. Theory of Nernst effect near the superfluid- insulator transition, and connection to cuprates. Quantum-critical magnetotransport in graphene. Conclusions