1. Holographic Phase Transition Probed by Nonlocal Observables
- Author
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Li-Fang Li and Xiao-Xiong Zeng
- Subjects
Physics ,Quantum phase transition ,Nuclear and High Energy Physics ,Phase transition ,Article Subject ,Condensed matter physics ,010308 nuclear & particles physics ,Critical phenomena ,01 natural sciences ,lcsh:QC1-999 ,Black hole ,General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology ,Mean field theory ,Quantum critical point ,Quantum mechanics ,0103 physical sciences ,010306 general physics ,Entropy (arrow of time) ,Critical exponent ,lcsh:Physics - Abstract
From the viewpoint of holography, the phase structure of a 5-dimensional Reissner-Nordström-AdS black hole is probed by the two-point correlation function, Wilson loop, and entanglement entropy. As the case of thermal entropy, we find for all the probes that the black hole undergoes a Hawking-Page phase transition, a first-order phase transition, and a second-order phase transition successively before it reaches a stable phase. In addition, for these probes, we find that the equal area law for the first-order phase transition is valid always and the critical exponent of the heat capacity for the second-order phase transition coincides with that of the mean field theory regardless of the size of the boundary region.
- Published
- 2016