Thermalization of Strongly Coupled Field Theories

Balasubramanian, V. and Bernamonti, A. and de Boer, J. and Copland, N. and Craps, B. and Keski-Vakkuri, E. and Mueller, B. and Schaefer, A. and Shigemori, M. and Staessens, W. (2011) Thermalization of Strongly Coupled Field Theories. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 106 (19): 191601. ISSN 0031-9007,

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Abstract

Using the holographic mapping to a gravity dual, we calculate 2-point functions, Wilson loops, and entanglement entropy in strongly coupled field theories in d = 2, 3, and 4 to probe the scale dependence of thermalization following a sudden injection of energy. For homogeneous initial conditions, the entanglement entropy thermalizes slowest and sets a time scale for equilibration that saturates a causality bound. The growth rate of entanglement entropy density is nearly volume-independent for small volumes but slows for larger volumes. In this setting, the UV thermalizes first.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: METRIC INVARIANT; AUTOMORPHISMS; ENTROPY; MATTER; PLASMA;
Subjects: 500 Science > 530 Physics
Divisions: Physics > Institute of Theroretical Physics > Chair Professor Schäfer > Group Andreas Schäfer
Depositing User: Dr. Gernot Deinzer
Date Deposited: 22 Jun 2020 05:17
Last Modified: 22 Jun 2020 05:17
URI: https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/20832

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