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Central Charge for AdS_2 Quantum Gravity

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-04-17 v1

Abstract

Two-dimensional Maxwell-dilaton quantum gravity on AdS_2 with radius \ell and a constant electric field E is studied. In conformal gauge, this is equivalent to a CFT on a strip. In order to maintain consistent boundary conditions, the usual conformal diffeomorphisms must be accompanied by a certain U(1) gauge transformation. The resulting conformal transformations are generated by a twisted stress tensor, which has a central charge c=3kE24/4c={3k E^2 \ell^4/4} where k is the level of the U(1) current. This is an AdS_2 analog of the Brown-Henneaux formula c=3/2Gc = 3\ell/2G for the central charge of quantum gravity on AdS_3.

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@article{arxiv.0803.3621,
  title  = {Central Charge for AdS_2 Quantum Gravity},
  author = {Thomas Hartman and Andrew Strominger},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0803.3621},
  year   = {2009}
}
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