New phases of $\mathcal{N}=4$ SYM at finite chemical potential

TL;DR

This paper explores new supergravity solutions dual to thermal states of $ abla$4 SYM at finite chemical potential, revealing phase structures and black hole solutions that enhance understanding of the gauge/gravity correspondence.

Contribution

It constructs and analyzes static charged hairy black hole solutions in two supergravity truncations, elucidating their relation to known black holes and phase transitions in the dual gauge theory.

Findings

Hairy black holes exist above a critical charge in the single charge truncation.

Lowest mass hairy black hole in single charge case is a singular zero entropy soliton.

In the two charge truncation, hairy black holes exist for all charges and merge with known solutions.

Abstract

We do a systematic search of supergravity solutions that, via the AdS$_5$/CFT$_4$ correspondence, are dual to thermal states in $\mathcal{N}=4$ SYM at finite chemical potential. These solutions dominate the microcanonical ensemble and are required to ultimately reproduce the microscopic entropy of AdS black holes. Using a mix of analytical and numerical methods, we construct and study static charged hairy solitonic and black hole solutions with global AdS$_5$ asymptotics. They are constructed in two distinct consistent truncations of five dimensional gauged supergravity (and can thus be uplifted to asymptotically AdS$_5\times$S$^5$ solutions of type IIB supergravity). In the "single charge" truncation which consists of one charged scalar field, hairy black holes exist above a critical charge and merge with the known Behrndt-Cveti\v{c}-Sabra (BCS) black holes along a curve determined by the onset of superradiance in the latter family. The lowest mass hairy black hole is a singular zero entropy soliton. In the "two charge" truncation which consists of a two equal charged scalar fields, hairy black holes exist for all charges and merge with the known BCS black holes along their superradiant onset curve. The lowest mass hairy black hole is a smooth supersymmetric zero entropy soliton. Together with the known phases of the truncation with three equal charges, our findings permit a good understanding of the full phase space of SYM thermal states with three arbitrary chemical potentials.