A Two-Point Hologram for Everything
Abstract
Known holographic dictionaries, especially AdS/CFT, rely on symmetry matching between the bulk and the boundary. We take a step toward a holographic dictionary with no symmetry requirement and without assuming the geometry being asymptotically AdS. Starting from any interacting Majorana generalized free field on a d boundary and its two-point function data, we derive a concise analytic formula for the dual d bulk geometry, borrowing techniques from unitary matrix integral and inverse scattering. Using this formula, we compute the near-horizon curvature, give conditions for positive versus negative curvature, and identify simple boundary models with de Sitter or anti-de Sitter near-horizon duals. We also study the large- SYK model, finding an unusual temperature dependence of the near-horizon curvature, related to the discrepancy between physical temperature and the ``fake disk'' temperature. We also construct, directly from boundary operators, approximate algebras generated by null translations and boost that become exact at the bifurcate horizon.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2602.20295,
title = {A Two-Point Hologram for Everything},
author = {Tamra Nebabu and Xiao-Liang Qi and Haifeng Tang and Huaijin Wang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.20295},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
34 pages plus appendices