# Chern-Simons-Matter Theories at Large Baryon Number

## TL;DR

This paper investigates large baryon number states in $SU(2)$ Chern-Simons theories coupled to scalars, revealing anisotropic ground states and implications for dualities, advancing understanding of large charge regimes.

## Contribution

It provides a classical analysis of large baryon number states in Chern-Simons-matter theories, highlighting anisotropic ground states and their relation to dualities.

## Key findings

- Homogeneous but anisotropic ground states found at large baryon number.
- The theory does not reduce to the singlet sector of the $O(4)$ Wilson-Fisher fixed point at large $k$.
- Results serve as a step toward quantitative analysis of Chern-Simons-matter dualities.

## Abstract

We study $SU(2)$ Chern-Simons theories at level $k$ coupled to a scalar on $T^2\times \mathbb{R}$ at large baryon number. We find a homogeneous but anisotropic ground state configuration for any values of $k$ on the IR fixed-point of those models. This classical analysis is valid as long as we take the baryon number large. As a corollary, by comparing the symmetry breaking pattern at large chemical potential, we find that the theory does not reduce to the singlet sector of the $O(4)$ Wilson-Fisher fixed-point at large-$k$, as expected from general grounds. This paper will be one primitive step towards quantitative analysis of Chern-Simons-matter dualities using the large charge expansion.