Field theory on Newton-Cartan backgrounds and symmetries of the Lifshitz vacuum

DOI10.1007/JHEP08(2015)006zbMATH Open1388.83258arXiv1502.00228MaRDI QIDQ2635666

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Publication date: 31 May 2018

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Abstract: Holography for Lifshitz space-times corresponds to dual field theories on a fixed torsional Newton-Cartan (TNC) background. We examine the coupling of non-relativistic field theories to TNC backgrounds and uncover a novel mechanism by which a global U(1) can become local. This involves the TNC vector $M_{m}u$ which sources a particle number current, and which for flat NC space-time satisfies $M_{mu}=partia{l}_{mu}M$ with a Schroedinger symmetry realized on $M$. We discuss various toy model field theories on flat NC space-time for which the new mechanism leads to extra global space-time symmetries beyond the generic Lifshitz symmetry, allowing for an enhancement to Schroedinger symmetry. On the holographic side, the source $M$ also appears in the Lifshitz vacuum with exactly the same properties as for flat NC space-time. In particular, the bulk diffeomorphisms that preserve the boundary conditions realize a Schroedinger algebra on $M$, allowing for a conserved particle number current. Finally, we present a probe action for a complex scalar field on the Lifshitz vacuum, which exhibits Schroedinger invariance in the same manner as seen in the field theory models.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1502.00228

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