Abstract
We propose, in the framework of the fluid/gravity correspondence, a definition for a local horizon entropy current for higher-curvature gravitational theories. The current is well-defined to first order in fluid gradients for general gravity actions with an algebraic dependence on the Riemann tensor. As a detailed example, we consider five-dimensional Einstein-Maxwell theory with a mixed gauge-gravitational Chern-Simons term. In this theory, we construct the proposed entropy current on a charged black-brane background, and show that it has a non-negative divergence. Moreover, a complete correspondence between the charged black-brane horizon's dynamics and the hydrodynamics of an anomalous four-dimensional field theory is established. Our proposed entropy current is then found to coincide with the entropy current of the anomalous field theory fluid.
Original language | American English |
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Article number | 128 |
Journal | Journal of High Energy Physics |
Volume | 2012 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 6 Aug 2012 |
Keywords
- Anomalies in field and string theories
- Black holes
- Gauge-gravity correspondence
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics