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Anthony Hoover

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arXiv2019

Anomalous scalings of the cuprate strange metals from nonlinear electrodynamics

We examine transport in a holographic model which describes, through a nonlinear gauge field sector, generic nonlinear interactions between the charge carriers. Scaling exponents are introduced by using geometries which are nonrelativistic and hyperscaling-violating in the infrared. In the dilute charge limit in which the gauge field sector does not backreact on the geometry, a particularly simple nonlinear theory reproduces the anomalous temperature dependence of the resistivity and Hall angle of the cuprate strange metals, $R \sim T$ and $\cotΘ_H \sim T^2$ while also allowing for a linear entropy $S \sim T$, and predicts that the magnetoresistance for small values of the magnetic field $h$ should scale as $\sim h^2 T^{-4}$. Our study lends evidence to the idea that the strange metal behavior of the cuprates relies crucially on the linear temperature dependence of the entropy.

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arXiv2018

Holographic model for the anomalous scalings of the cuprates

We examine transport in a holographic model in which the dynamics of the charged degrees of freedom is described by the nonlinear Dirac-Born-Infeld (DBI) action. Axionic scalar fields are included to break translational invariance and generate momentum dissipation in the system. Scaling exponents are introduced by using geometries which are nonrelativistic and hyperscaling-violating in the infrared. In the probe DBI limit the theory reproduces the anomalous temperature dependence of the resistivity and Hall angle of the cuprate strange metals, $ρ\sim T$ and $\cotΘ_H \sim T^2$. These scaling laws would not be present without the nonlinear dynamics encoded by the DBI interactions. We further show that because of its richness the DBI theory supports a wide spectrum of temperature scalings. This model provides explicit examples in which transport is controlled by different relaxation times. On the other hand, when only one quantity sets the temperature scale of the system, the Hall angle and conductivity typically exhibit the same temperature behavior. We illustrate this point using new fully backreacted analytical dyonic black brane solutions.

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arXiv2017

Backreacted DBI Magnetotransport with Momentum Dissipation

We examine magnetotransport in a holographic Dirac-Born-Infeld model, taking into account the effects of backreaction on the geometry. The theory we consider includes axionic scalars, introduced to break translational symmetry and generate momentum dissipation. The generic structure of the DC conductivity matrix for these theories is extremely rich, and is significantly more complex than that obtained in the probe approximation. We find new classes of black brane solutions, including geometries that exhibit Lifshitz scaling and hyperscaling violation, and examine their implications on the transport properties of the system. Depending on the choice of theory parameters, these backgrounds can lead to metallic or insulating behavior. Negative magnetoresistance is observed in a family of dynoic solutions. Some of the new backreacted geometries also support magnetic-field-induced metal-insulator transitions.

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