Holographic superconductivity in M-Theory

TL;DR

This paper constructs new holographic superconductor models in three dimensions using M-theory, revealing a zero-temperature quantum critical point through numerical analysis.

Contribution

It introduces a novel class of solutions in D=11 supergravity dual to 3D superconductors, highlighting a quantum critical point at zero temperature.

Findings

Identification of a new zero temperature solution

Evidence of a quantum critical point

Holographic duality in M-theory context

Abstract

Using seven-dimensional Sasaki-Einstein spaces we construct solutions of D=11 supergravity that are holographically dual to superconductors in three spacetime dimensions. Our numerical results indicate a new zero temperature solution dual to a quantum critical point.