Introductory notes on holographic superconductors

TL;DR

This paper provides an introductory overview of holographic superconductors, explaining their motivations, theoretical background, and relation to traditional superconductivity models, aimed at newcomers to the field.

Contribution

It offers a concise, accessible introduction to holographic superconductors, highlighting their theoretical foundations and connections to classical superconductivity.

Findings

Clarifies the basic principles of holographic superconductors

Explains the motivation behind using holography in superconductivity

Provides context linking holographic models to traditional theories

Abstract

The purpose of these lecture notes is to give a quick and introductory overview of holographic superconductors. Besides the actual description of the standard holographic superconductor, attention is paid to the motivations and the relation with the previous, non-holographic context.