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The SYK models of non-Fermi liquids and black holes QMATH13: Mathematical Results in Quantum Physics, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, October 9, 2016 
 Subir Sachdev Talk online: sachdev.physics.harvard.edu HARVARD

Conventional quantum matter: 1. Ground states connected adiabatically to independent electron states 2. Boltzmann-Landau theory of quasiparticles Metals Luttinger’s theorem: volume enclosed by Metal Insulator the Fermi surface = E density of all electrons (mod 2 per unit cell). Obeyed in overdoped cuprates k

Topological quantum matter: 1. Ground states disconnected from independent electron states: many-particle entanglement 2. Boltzmann-Landau theory of quasiparticles (a) The fractional quantum Hall effect: the ground state is described by Laughlin’s wavefunction, and the excitations are quasiparticles which carry fractional charge. (b) The pseudogap metal: proposed to have electron-like quasiparticles but on a “small” Fermi surface which does not obey the Luttinger theorem.

Quantum matter without quasiparticles: 1. Ground states disconnected from independent electron states: many-particle entanglement 2. No quasiparticles 2. Quasiparticle structure of excited states Strange metals: Such metals are found, most prominently, near optimal doping in the the cuprate high temperature superconductors. But how can we be sure that no quasiparticles exist in a given system? Perhaps there are some exotic quasiparticles inaccessible to current experiments……..

Local thermal equilibration or phase coherence time, τ ϕ : • There is an lower bound on τ ϕ in all many-body quantum systems of order ~ / ( k B T ), ~ τ ϕ > C k B T , and the lower bound is realized by systems without quasiparticles. • In systems with quasiparticles, τ ϕ is parametrically larger at low T ; e.g. in Fermi liquids τ ϕ ∼ 1 /T 2 , and in gapped insulators τ ϕ ∼ e ∆ / ( k B T ) where ∆ is the energy gap. S. Sachdev, Quantum Phase Transitions , Cambridge (1999)

A bound on quantum chaos: • The time over which a many-body quantum system becomes “chaotic” is given by τ L = 1 / λ L , where λ L is the “Lyapunov exponent” determining memory of initial conditions. This Lyapunov time obeys the rigorous lower bound τ L ≥ 1 ~ k B T 2 π Y. N. Ovchinnikov, JETP 28 , 6 (1969) A. I. Larkin and J. Maldacena, S. H. Shenker and D. Stanford, arXiv:1503.01409

A bound on quantum chaos: • The time over which a many-body quantum system becomes “chaotic” is given by τ L = 1 / λ L , where λ L is the “Lyapunov exponent” determining memory of initial conditions. This Lyapunov time obeys the rigorous lower bound τ L ≥ 1 ~ k B T 2 π Quantum matter without quasiparticles ≈ fastest possible many-body quantum chaos

LIGO September 14, 2015

LIGO September 14, 2015 • Black holes have a “ring-down” time, τ r , in which they radiate energy, and stabilize to a ‘featureless’ spherical object. This time can be computed in Einstein’s general relativity theory. • For this black hole τ r = 7 . 7 milliseconds. (Radius of black hole = 183 km; Mass of black hole = 62 solar masses.)

LIGO September 14, 2015 • ‘Featureless’ black holes have a Bekenstein-Hawking entropy, and a Hawking temperature, T H .

LIGO September 14, 2015 • Expressed in terms of the Hawking temperature, the ring-down time is τ r ∼ ~ / ( k B T H ) ! • For this black hole T H ≈ 1 nK.

The Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev Figure credit: L. Balents (SYK) model: • A theory of a strange metal • Has a dual representation as a black hole • Fastest possible quantum chaos ~ with τ L = 2 π k B T

Infinite-range model with quasiparticles N 1 t ij c † X H = i c j + . . . ( N ) 1 / 2 i,j =1 c i c † j + c † c i c j + c j c i = 0 j c i = δ ij , 1 c † X i c i = Q N i t ij are independent random variables with t ij = 0 and | t ij | 2 = t 2 Fermions occupying the eigenstates of a N x N random matrix

Infinite-range model with quasiparticles Feynman graph expansion in t ij.. , and graph-by-graph average, yields exact equations in the large N limit: 1 Σ ( τ ) = t 2 G ( τ ) G ( i ω ) = , i ω + µ − Σ ( i ω ) G ( τ = 0 − ) = Q . G ( ω ) can be determined by solving a quadratic equation. − Im G ( ω ) µ ω

Infinite-range model with quasiparticles Now add weak interactions N N 1 1 t ij c † J ij ; k ` c † i c † X X H = i c j + j c k c ` ( N ) 1 / 2 (2 N ) 3 / 2 i,j =1 i,j,k, ` =1 J ij ; k ` are independent random variables with J ij ; k ` = 0 and | J ij ; k ` | 2 = J 2 . We compute the lifetime of a quasiparticle, τ ↵ , in an exact eigenstate ψ ↵ ( i ) of the free particle Hamitonian with energy E ↵ . By Fermi’s Golden rule, for E ↵ at the Fermi energy 1 Z = π J 2 ρ 3 dE � dE � dE � f ( E � )(1 − f ( E � ))(1 − f ( E � )) δ ( E ↵ + E � − E � − E � ) 0 τ ↵ = π 3 J 2 ρ 3 0 T 2 4 where ρ 0 is the density of states at the Fermi energy. Fermi liquid state: Two-body interactions lead to a scattering time of quasiparticle excitations from in (random) single-particle eigen- states which diverges as ∼ T − 2 at the Fermi level.

SYK model To obtain a non-Fermi liquid, we set t ij = 0: N 1 X J ij ; k ` c † i c † X c † H SYK = j c k c ` − µ i c i (2 N ) 3 / 2 i i,j,k, ` =1 Q = 1 X c † i c i N i H SYK is similar, and has identical properties, to the SY model. 2 A fermion can move only 1 3 4 by entangling with another J 4 , 5 , 6 , 11 5 6 J 3 , 5 , 7 , 13 fermion: the Hamiltonian 7 10 has “nothing but 8 entanglement”. 9 12 J 8 , 9 , 12 , 14 11 14 12 13 Ye, Phys. Rev. Lett. 70 , 3339 (1993) S. Sachdev and J. A. Kitaev, unpublished; S. Sachdev, PRX 5 , 041025 (2015)

SYK model Feynman graph expansion in J ij.. , and graph-by-graph average, yields exact equations in the large N limit: 1 Σ ( τ ) = − J 2 G 2 ( τ ) G ( − τ ) G ( i ω ) = , i ω + µ − Σ ( i ω ) G ( τ = 0 − ) = Q . Low frequency analysis shows that the solutions must be gapless and obey Σ ( z ) = µ − 1 G ( z ) = A √ z + . . . , Σ = √ z A for some complex A . The ground state is a non-Fermi liquid, with a continuously variable density Q . S. Sachdev and J. Ye, Phys. Rev. Lett. 70 , 3339 (1993)

SYK model Feynman graph expansion in J ij.. , and graph-by-graph average, yields exact equations in the large N limit: 1 Σ ( τ ) = − J 2 G 2 ( τ ) G ( − τ ) G ( i ω ) = , i ω + µ − Σ ( i ω ) G ( τ = 0 − ) = Q . Low frequency analysis shows that the solutions must be gapless and obey Σ ( z ) = µ − 1 G ( z ) = A √ z + . . . , √ z A for some complex A . The ground state is a non-Fermi liquid, with a continuously variable density Q . S. Sachdev and J. Ye, Phys. Rev. Lett. 70 , 3339 (1993)

SYK model • T = 0 Green’s function G ∼ 1 / √ τ Ye, Phys. Rev. Lett. 70 , 3339 (1993) S. Sachdev and J. • T > 0 Green’s function implies conformal invariance G ∼ 1 / (sin( π T τ )) 1 / 2 • Non-zero entropy as T → 0, S ( T → 0) = NS 0 + . . . • These features indicate that the SYK model is dual to the low energy limit of a quantum gravity theory of black holes with AdS 2 near-horizon geometry. The Bekenstein- Hawking entropy is NS 0 . • The dependence of S 0 on the density Q matches the be- havior of the Wald-Bekenstein-Hawking entropy of AdS 2 horizons in a large class of gravity theories.

SYK model • T = 0 Green’s function G ∼ 1 / √ τ • T > 0 Green’s function implies conformal invariance G ∼ 1 / (sin( π T τ )) 1 / 2 A. Georges and O. Parcollet PRB 59 , 5341 (1999) • Non-zero entropy as T → 0, S ( T → 0) = NS 0 + . . . • These features indicate that the SYK model is dual to the low energy limit of a quantum gravity theory of black holes with AdS 2 near-horizon geometry. The Bekenstein- Hawking entropy is NS 0 . • The dependence of S 0 on the density Q matches the be- havior of the Wald-Bekenstein-Hawking entropy of AdS 2 horizons in a large class of gravity theories.

SYK model • T = 0 Green’s function G ∼ 1 / √ τ • T > 0 Green’s function implies conformal invariance G ∼ 1 / (sin( π T τ )) 1 / 2 • Non-zero entropy as T → 0, S ( T → 0) = NS 0 + . . . A. Georges, O. Parcollet, and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. B 63 , 134406 (2001) • These features indicate that the SYK model is dual to the low energy limit of a quantum gravity theory of black holes with AdS 2 near-horizon geometry. The Bekenstein- Hawking entropy is NS 0 . • The dependence of S 0 on the density Q matches the be- havior of the Wald-Bekenstein-Hawking entropy of AdS 2 horizons in a large class of gravity theories.

SYK model • T = 0 Green’s function G ∼ 1 / √ τ • T > 0 Green’s function implies conformal invariance G ∼ 1 / (sin( π T τ )) 1 / 2 • Non-zero entropy as T → 0, S ( T → 0) = NS 0 + . . . • These features indicate that the SYK model is dual to the low energy limit of a quantum gravity theory of black holes with AdS 2 near-horizon geometry. The Bekenstein- Hawking entropy is NS 0 . S. Sachdev, PRL 105 , 151602 (2010) • The dependence of S 0 on the density Q matches the be- havior of the Wald-Bekenstein-Hawking entropy of AdS 2 horizons in a large class of gravity theories. S. Sachdev, PRX 5 , 041025 (2015)