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Notes on the complex Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev model

Yingfei Gu

Published Jul 4, 2023• 172 citations
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Abstract

We describe numerous properties of the Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev model for complex fermions withN$\gg$ 1 flavors and a global U(1) charge. We provide a general definition of the charge in the (G,Σ) formalism, and compute its universal relation to the infrared asymmetry of the Green function. The same relation is obtained by a renormalization theory. The conserved charge contributes a compact scalar field to the effective action, from which we derive the many-body density of states and extract the charge compressibility. We compute the latter via three distinct numerical methods and obtain consistent results. Finally, we present a two dimensional bulk picture with free Dirac fermions for the zero temperature entropy.

DOI
10.1007/jhep02%282020%29157

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