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Title: Anisotropic flows into black holes
A<sc>bstract</sc> We consider anisotropic black holes in the context of holographic renormalization group (RG) flows. We construct ana-function that is stationary at the boundary and the horizon and prove that it is also monotonic in both the exterior and the interior of the black hole. In spite of the reduced symmetry, we find that the “radial” null energy condition is sufficient to ensure the existence of this monotonica-function. After constructing thea-function, we explore a holographic anisotropicp-wave superfluid state as a concrete example and numerical testing grounds. In doing so, we find that thea-function exhibits nontrivial oscillations in the trans-IR regime while preserving monotonicity. We find evidence that such oscillations appear to drive the trans-IR flow into nontrivial fixed points. We conclude by briefly discussing how our work fits into both the broader program of holographic RG flow and quantum information approaches to probing the black hole interior.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2112725
PAR ID:
10475606
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Springer
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of High Energy Physics
Volume:
2023
Issue:
1
ISSN:
1029-8479
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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