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Meng-He Wu

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Using precession and quasiperiodic oscillations to constrain a rotating regular black hole

In this paper, we investigate the frame-dragging effect on an accretion disk and test gyroscope orbiting around a rotating regular black hole with a Minkowski core. Firstly, we perturb a bound timelike circular orbit around the black hole, and analyze the periastron precession and Lense-Thirring (LT) precession frequencies of the orbit's epicyclic oscillations. Since these epicyclic oscillations can be used to explain the quasiperiodic oscillations (QPOs) phenomena of the accretion disc around this rotating regular black hole, we then employ the Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) simulation to fit our theoretical results with five QPOs events (GRO J1655-40, GRS 1915+105, XTE J1859+226, H1743-322 and XTE J1550-564). The simulations give the relevant physical parameter space of the black hole, including the characteristic radius $r$, the mass related parameter $M$, the spinning parameter $a$ and the quantum gravity effect $α$. The results give the constraint on the quantum effect parameter, with an upper limit $α/M^{2/3} < 0.60$ at the $95\%$ C.L., which is tighter than $<0.7014$ in our pervious study within static case. Then, we theoretically explore the LT precession frequency, geodetic precession frequency, and the general spin precession frequency of a test gyro attached to a stationary observer in this black hole background. We find that the quantum gravity effect suppresses the precession frequencies comparing against those in Kerr black hole, further providing a theoretical diagnostic of the potential quantum gravity effect.

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Precessions and parameter constraints from quasiperiodic oscillations in a rotating charged black hole

We investigate quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) as a diagnostic tool for probing frame-dragging effects and accretion disk physics in the spacetime of a rotating regular magnetic black hole (BH). Specifically, we analyze the precession of bound orbits and the epicyclic oscillations of test particles under small perturbations in the equatorial plane. We demonstrate how the BH nonminimal coupling parameter (lambda/M^4) and dimensionless magnetic charge (Q/M) significantly influence the three fundamental epicyclic frequencies. By applying the relativistic precession model and employing Markov Chain Monte Carlo simulations (MCMC), we constrain the BH characteristic parameters, including mass, spin, magnetic charge, and nonminimal coupling, using observational QPO data from five X-ray binaries: GRO J1655-40, XTE J1859+226, H1743-322, XTE J1550-564, and GRS 1915+105. Furthermore, we examine the Lense-Thirring, geodetic, and general spin precession frequencies of a test gyroscope attached to a stationary observer around the black hole. Our theoretical results indicate that the regular charged black hole suppresses these precession frequencies compared with the Kerr black hole case.

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The holographic Fermions over the ionic lattice with CDW

We study the holographic Fermion as a probe over the background with ionic lattice, which may undergo a phase transition with the development of charge density wave by the spontaneous breaking of the translational symmetry. We focus on the structure of the Fermi surface within different Brillouin zones and demonstrate how the presence of CDW in the background affects the formation of the band gap in the momentum space. Specifically, we find the formation of the CDW enhances the amplitude of spectral function as well as the momentum of the Fermi surface. Furthermore, we are concerned with the change of the Fermi surface with the doping parameter as well as the lattice amplitude. Interestingly, we find that the radius of the Fermi surface expands with the increase of the doping parameter and finally may cross the first Brillouin zone. Additionally, the width of band gap becomes larger with the increase of the lattice amplitude as well, which is consistent with the observation in condensed matter experiments.

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Parameter constraints on Horndeski rotating black hole through quasiperiodic oscillations

In this paper, we perform small perturbations around the circular timelike orbit in the equatorial plane of the Horndeski rotating black hole, and analyze the effects of Horndeski hair on the three fundamental frequencies of the epicyclic oscillations. Since this operation can model the quasiperiodic oscillations (QPOs) phenomena of the surrounding accretion disc, we then employ the MCMC simulation to fit the theoretical results with three QPO events, including GRO J1655-40, XTE J1859+226 and H1743-322, and constrain the characteristic radius $r$, black hole mass $M$ and spinning parameter $a$, and the Horndeski hair parameter $h$. Our constraint on the Horndeski hair parameter is much tighter than QPOs simulation from the existed accretion models, suggesting slight deviation from classical Kerr black hole.

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The commensurate state and lock-in in a holographic model

We study a holographic model in which the striped structure of charge density is spontaneously formed over an ionic lattice which breaks the translational symmetry explicitly. The effect of commensurate lock-in between the spontaneous stripes and the ionic lattice is observed when the lattice amplitude is large enough. We investigate the optical conductivity as a function of frequency in commensurate state and compare its characteristics during the phase transition from metallic phase to insulating phase. Notably, we find that the DC resistivity in lock-in state increases algebraically with lowering temperature, which is in line with the phenomenon observed in the holographic model for simulating the experimental behavior of Mott insulator in [Nature Phys. 14, no.10, 1049-1055 (2018)]. In addition, at lower temperature the pinning effect is observed for both unlock-in and lock-in states. This holographic model successfully demonstrates the commensurate lock-in signatures, and provides more information for understanding the interplay between ionic lattices and electronic lattices by holography.

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Holographic striped superconductor with ionic lattice

We construct a holographic model to study the striped superconductor on ionic lattices. This model features a phase diagram with three distinct phases, namely the charge density wave (CDW) phase, ordinary superconducting phase (SC) and the striped superconducting phase (SSC). The effect of the ionic lattices on the phase diagram is investigated in detail. First, due to the periodic nature of the background, different types of CDW solutions can be found below the critical temperature. Furthermore, with the increase of the lattice amplitude these solutions are locked in different commensurate states. Second, we find that the critical temperature of CDW phase decreases with the increase of the lattice amplitude, while that of the SC phase increases. Additionally, the background solutions are obtained for different phases, and it is verified that the SSC phase has the lowest free energy among all three phases.

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Precession and Lense-Thirring effect of hairy Kerr spacetimes

We investigate the frame-dragging effect of the hairy Kerr spacetimes on the spin of a test gyro and accretion disk. Firstly, we analyze Lense-Thirring (LT) precession frequency, geodetic precession frequency, and the general spin precession frequency of a test gyro attached to a stationary observer in the spacetime. We find that the black hole hair suppresses those precession frequencies in comparison with that occurs in Kerr spacetime in general relativity. Moreover, using those frequencies as probe, we differentiate the hairy Kerr black hole (BH) from naked singularity (NS). Specifically, as the observer approaches the central source along any direction, the frequencies grow sharply for the hairy Kerr BH, while for the hairy NS they are finite except at the ring singularity. Then, we investigate the quasiperiodic oscillations (QPOs) phenomena as the accretion disk approaches the hairy Kerr BH or NS. To this end, we analyze the bound circular orbits and their perturbations. We find that as the orbits approach the corresponding inner-most stable circular orbit (ISCO), both LT precession frequency and periastron precession frequency behave differently in the hairy Kerr BH and NS. Additionally, the hairy parameters have significant effects on the two frequencies. We expect that our theoretical studies could shed light on astrophysical observations in distinguishing hairy theories from Einstein's gravity, and also in distinguishing BH from NS in spacetime with hair.

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Learning the black hole metric from holographic conductivity

We construct a neural network to learn the RN-AdS black hole metric based on the data of optical conductivity by holography. The linear perturbative equation for the Maxwell field is rewritten in terms of the optical conductivity such that the neural network is constructed based on the discretization of this differential equation. In contrast to all previous models in AdS/DL (deep learning) duality, the derivative of the metric function appears in the equation of motion and we propose distinct finite difference methods to discretize this function. The notion of the reduced conductivity is also proposed to avoid the divergence of the optical conductivity near the horizon.The dependence of the training outcomes on the location of the cutoff, the temperature as well as the frequency range is investigated in detail. This work provides a concrete example for the reconstruction of the bulk geometry with the given data on the boundary by deep learning.

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Regular black holes with sub-Planckian curvature

We construct a sort of regular black holes with a sub-Planckian Kretschmann scalar curvature. The metric of this sort of regular black holes is characterized by an exponentially suppressing gravity potential as well as an asymptotically Minkowski core. In particular, with different choices of the potential form, they can reproduce the metric of Bardeen/Hayward/Frolov black hole at large scales. The heuristical derivation of this sort of black holes is performed based on the generalized uncertainty principle over curved spacetime which includes the effects of tidal force on any object with finite size which is bounded below by the minimal length.

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The shadow of regular black holes with asymptotically Minkowski core

We investigate the shadow cast by a sort of new regular black holes which are characterized by an asymptotically Minkowski core and the Sub-Planckian curvature. Firstly, we extend the metric with spherical symmetry to the one of rotating Kerr-like black holes and derive the null geodesics with circular orbit near the horizon of the black hole, and then plot the shadow of black holes with different values of the deviation parameter. It is found that the size of the shadow shrinks with the increase of the deviation parameter, while the shape of the shadow becomes more deformed. In particular, by comparing with the shadow of Bardeen black hole and Hayward black hole with the same values of parameters, we find that in general the shadow of black holes with Minkowski core has a larger deformation than that with de Sitter core, which potentially provides a strategy to distinguish these two sorts of regular black holes with different cores by astronomical observation in future.

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The implications of gamma-ray photons from LHAASO on Lorentz symmetry

The Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) has reported the measurement of photons with high energy up to 1.42 PeV from twelve gamma-ray sources. We are concerned with the implications of LHAASO data on the fate of Lorenz symmetry at such high energy level, thus we consider the interaction of the gamma ray with those photons in cosmic microwave background (CMB), and compute the optical depth, the mean free path as well as the survival probability for photons from all these gamma-ray sources. Employing the threshold value predicted by the standard special relativity, it is found that the lowest survival probability for observed gamma ray photons is about 0.60, which is a fairly high value and implies that abundant photons with energy above the threshold value may reach the Earth without Lorentz symmetry violation. We conclude that it is still far to argue that the Lorentz symmetry would be violated due to the present observations from LHAASO.

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Modified regular black holes with time delay and 1-loop quantum correction

We develop the regular black hole solutions recently proposed in arXiv:2109.05974 by incorporating the 1-loop quantum correction to the Newton potential as well as a time delay between an observer at the regular center and that at infinity. We define the maximal time delay between the center and the infinity by scanning the mass of black holes such that the sub-Planckian feature of Kretschmann scalar curvature is preserved during the whole process of evaporation. We also compare the distinct behavior of Kretschmann curvature for black holes with an asymptotically Minkowski core and those with an asymptotically de-Sitter core, including Bardeen and Hayward black holes. We expect that this sort of regular black holes may provide more information about the construction of effective metric for Planck stars.

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Holographic striped superconductor

We construct a holographic model describing the striped superconductor (SSC), which is characterized by the presence of pair density waves (PDW). We explicitly demonstrate that the SSC phase is implemented as the intertwined phase of charge density waves (CDW) order and uniform superconducting (SC) order. Theinterplay of PDW order, CDW order as well as the uniform SC order in SSC phase is studied. It is found that the PDW order is prominent when both CDW order and uniform SC order are balanced. The critical temperature of CDW becomes higher in the presence of the uniform SC order, but its charge density amplitude is suppressed. On the other hand, the SC order is not sensitive to the presence of CDW order. We also demonstrate that among all the possible solutions, the black hole in SSC phase has the lowest free energy and thus is thermodynamically favored.

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The instability of $AdS$ black holes with lattices

The Anti-de Sitter (AdS) black hole with lattice structure plays an essential role in the study of the optical conductivity in holographic approach. We investigate the instability of this sort of black holes which may lead to the holographic description of charge density waves. In the presence of homogeneous axion fields, we show that the instability of AdS-Reissner-Nordström(AdS-RN) black hole is always suppressed. However, in the presence of Q-lattices, we find that the unstable region becomes the smallest in the vicinity of the critical region for metal/insulator phase transition. This novel phenomenon is reminiscent of the behavior of the holographic entanglement entropy during quantum phase transition.

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Quantum bit threads of MERA tensor network in large $c$ limit

The Ryu-Takayanagi (RT) formula is a crucial concept in current theory of gauge-gravity duality and emergent phenomena of geometry. Recent reinterpretation of this formula in terms of a set of "bit threads" is an interesting effort in understanding holography. In this paper, we investigate a quantum generalization of the "bit threads" based on tensor network, with particular interests in the multi-scale entanglement renormalization ansatz (MERA). We demonstrate that, in the large $c$ limit, isometries of the MERA can be regarded as "sources" (or "sinks") of the information flow, which extensively modifies the original picture of the bit threads by introducing a new variable $ρ$: density of the isometries. In this modified picture of information flow, the isometries can be viewed as generators of the flow. The strong subadditivity and related properties of the entanglement entropy are also obtained in this new picture. The large $c$ limit implies the classical gravity can be emerged from the information flow.

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Holographic superconductor induced by charge density waves

Understanding the role of charge density wave (CDW) in high-temperature superconductivity is a longstanding challenge in condensed matter physics. We construct a holographic superconductor model in which the $U(1)$ symmetry is spontaneously broken only due to the presence of CDWs, rather than previously known free charges with constant density. Below the critical temperature of superconductivity, CDW phase and superconducting phase coexist, which is also justified by the numerical results of optical conductivity. The competitive and cooperative relations between CDW phase and superconducting phase are observed. This work supports the opinion that the appearance of pseudo-gap in CDW phase promotes the pre-pairing of electrons as well as holes such that the formation of superconductivity benefits from the presence of CDW.

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Note on quantum entanglement and quantum geometry

In this note we present preliminary study on the relation between the quantum entanglement of boundary states and the quantum geometry in the bulk in the framework of spin networks. We conjecture that the emergence of space with non-zero volume reflects the non-perfectness of the $SU(2)$-invariant tensors. Specifically, we consider four-valent vertex with identical spins in spin networks. It turns out that when $j = 1/2$ and $j = 1$, the maximally entangled $SU(2)$-invariant tensors on the boundary correspond to the eigenstates of the volume square operator in the bulk, which indicates that the quantum geometry of tetrahedron has a definite orientation.

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Entanglement in simple spin networks with a boundary

We investigate the bipartite entanglement for the boundary states in a simple type of spin networks with dangling edges, in which the two complementary parts are linked by two or more edges. Firstly, the spin entanglement is considered in the absence of the intertwiner entanglement. By virtue of numerical simulations, we find that the entanglement entropy usually depends on the group elements. More importantly, when the intertwiner entanglement is taken into account, we find that it is in general impossible to separate the total entanglement entropy into the contribution from spins on edges and the contribution from intertwiners at vertices. These situations are in contrast to the case when the two vertices are linked by a single edge.

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