Time-crystalline phase in a single-band holographic superconductor

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Authors: C. Y. Tai, Wen-Yu Wen
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Abstract

We investigate the emergence of a time-crystalline phase in a single-band holographic superconductor, extending the the Anti-de Sitter/Conformal Field Theory (AdS/CFT) framework. By incorporating a nonlinear gauge-scalar coupling and external driving, we derive coupled equations of motion for the plasma and Higgs modes, analogous to those in high- T c superconductors. Multi-scale analysis reveals a sum resonance with subharmonic growth indicating broken time-translation symmetry. We perform numerical computation of quasinormal mode and demonstrate the transition to the time-crystalline phase. The holographic model may serve as a robust tool for studying strongly coupled time crystals.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Topological Materials and Phenomena Quantum many-body systems Black Holes and Theoretical Physics

Publication details

Journal / source
Nuclear Physics B
Volume
1029
Pages
117581–117581
Publication date
9 July 2026
Language
EN