Homes’ law in holographic superconductor with Q-lattices

A bstract Homes’ law, ρ s = Cσ DC T c , is an empirical law satisfied by various superconductors with a material independent universal constant C , where ρ s is the superfluid density at zero temperature, T c is the critical temperature, and σ DC is the electric DC conductivity in the normal state c...

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Published in:The journal of high energy physics 2016-10, Vol.2016 (10), p.1-18, Article 144
Main Authors: Niu, Chao, Kim, Keun-Young
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Boundaries
Classical and Quantum Gravitation
Density
Direct current
Elementary Particles
Fluids
High energy physics
Mathematical analysis
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Quantum Field Theories
Quantum Field Theory
Quantum Physics
Regular Article - Theoretical Physics
Relativity Theory
String Theory
Superconductors
Superfluidity
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Summary:A bstract Homes’ law, ρ s = Cσ DC T c , is an empirical law satisfied by various superconductors with a material independent universal constant C , where ρ s is the superfluid density at zero temperature, T c is the critical temperature, and σ DC is the electric DC conductivity in the normal state close to T c . We study Homes’ law in holographic superconductor with Q-lattices and find that Homes’ law is realized for some parameter regime in insulating phase near the metal-insulator transition boundary, where momentum relaxation is strong. In computing the superfluid density, we employ two methods: one is related to the infinite DC conductivity and the other is related to the magnetic penetration depth. With finite momentum relaxation both yield the same results, while without momentum relaxation only the latter gives the superfluid density correctly because the former has a spurious contribution from the infinite DC conductivity due to translation invariance.
ISSN:1029-8479
1029-8479
DOI:10.1007/JHEP10(2016)144