Black holes and universality classes of critical points

Phys Rev Lett. 2008 May 2;100(17):171606. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.171606. Epub 2008 Apr 30.

Abstract

We argue that there exists an infinite class of conformal field theories in diverse dimensions having a universal ratio of the central charge c to the normalized entropy density c. The universality class includes all conformal theories which possess a classical gravity dual according to the AdS/CFT correspondence. From the practical point of view, the universality of c/c provides an explicit test which can be applied to determine whether a given critical point may admit a dual description in terms of classical gravity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't