Time-crystalline phase in a single-band holographic superconductor
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