An exact operator that knows its location

Abstract We use conformal symmetry to define an AdS3 proto-field ϕ as an exact linear combination of Virasoro descendants of a CFT2 primary operator O $$ \mathcal{O} $$. We find that both symmetry considerations and a gravitational Wilson line formalism lead to the same results. The operator ϕ has m...

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Main Authors: N. Anand, Hongbin Chen, A. Liam Fitzpatrick, Jared Kaplan, Daliang Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-02-01
Series:Journal of High Energy Physics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/JHEP02(2018)012
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spelling doaj-9e68b263184842c69dd10b17e91e20732020-11-24T21:36:34ZengSpringerOpenJournal of High Energy Physics1029-84792018-02-012018214910.1007/JHEP02(2018)012An exact operator that knows its locationN. Anand0Hongbin Chen1A. Liam Fitzpatrick2Jared Kaplan3Daliang Li4Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins UniversityDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins UniversityDepartment of Physics, Boston UniversityDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins UniversityDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins UniversityAbstract We use conformal symmetry to define an AdS3 proto-field ϕ as an exact linear combination of Virasoro descendants of a CFT2 primary operator O $$ \mathcal{O} $$. We find that both symmetry considerations and a gravitational Wilson line formalism lead to the same results. The operator ϕ has many desirable properties; in particular it has correlators that agree with gravitational perturbation theory when expanded at large c, and that automatically take the correct form in all vacuum AdS3 geometries, including BTZ black hole backgrounds. In the future it should be possible to use ϕ to probe bulk locality and black hole horizons at a non-perturbative level.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/JHEP02(2018)0121/N ExpansionAdS-CFT CorrespondenceConformal and W SymmetryConformal Field Theory
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author N. Anand
Hongbin Chen
A. Liam Fitzpatrick
Jared Kaplan
Daliang Li
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Hongbin Chen
A. Liam Fitzpatrick
Jared Kaplan
Daliang Li
An exact operator that knows its location
Journal of High Energy Physics
1/N Expansion
AdS-CFT Correspondence
Conformal and W Symmetry
Conformal Field Theory
author_facet N. Anand
Hongbin Chen
A. Liam Fitzpatrick
Jared Kaplan
Daliang Li
author_sort N. Anand
title An exact operator that knows its location
title_short An exact operator that knows its location
title_full An exact operator that knows its location
title_fullStr An exact operator that knows its location
title_full_unstemmed An exact operator that knows its location
title_sort exact operator that knows its location
publisher SpringerOpen
series Journal of High Energy Physics
issn 1029-8479
publishDate 2018-02-01
description Abstract We use conformal symmetry to define an AdS3 proto-field ϕ as an exact linear combination of Virasoro descendants of a CFT2 primary operator O $$ \mathcal{O} $$. We find that both symmetry considerations and a gravitational Wilson line formalism lead to the same results. The operator ϕ has many desirable properties; in particular it has correlators that agree with gravitational perturbation theory when expanded at large c, and that automatically take the correct form in all vacuum AdS3 geometries, including BTZ black hole backgrounds. In the future it should be possible to use ϕ to probe bulk locality and black hole horizons at a non-perturbative level.
topic 1/N Expansion
AdS-CFT Correspondence
Conformal and W Symmetry
Conformal Field Theory
url http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/JHEP02(2018)012
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