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Dispersive Sum Rules in AdS$_2$

High Energy Physics - Theory 2022-10-26 v2

Abstract

Dispersion relations for S-matrices and CFT correlators translate UV consistency into bounds on IR observables. In this note, we construct dispersive sum rules for 1D CFTs. We use them to prove bounds on higher-derivative couplings in weakly-coupled non-gravitational EFTs in AdS2_2. At the leading order in the bulk-point limit, the bounds agree with the flat-space result. We compute the leading universal effect of finite AdS radius on the bounds. Along the way, we give an explicit formula for anomalous dimensions in general higher-derivative contact Witten diagrams in AdS2_2.

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@article{arxiv.2203.11170,
  title  = {Dispersive Sum Rules in AdS$_2$},
  author = {Waltraut Knop and Dalimil Mazac},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2203.11170},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

v2: minor changes to introduction, figures updated, references added

R2 v1 2026-06-24T10:20:53.366Z