Effect of back reaction on holographic Schwinger effect

Authors：Li, Ang; Jing, Rui-ping; Zhang, Zi-qiang^*

Source：Nuclear Physics A, 2021, 1015: 122284.

DOI：10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2021.122284

• AdS/CFT correspondence
• Schwinger effect
• Production rate

Using the AdS/CFT correspondence, we study the effect of back reaction on the holographic Schwinger effect by performing the potential analysis. The back reaction discussed here arises from the presence of static heavy quarks uniformly distributed over N = 4 supersymmetric Yang-Mills (SYM) plasma. The results show that the inclusion of back reaction decreases the potential barrier thus enhancing the production rate. Additionally, we evaluate the critical electric field by Dirac-Born-Infeld (DBI) action.