Entanglement and factorization in axion-de Sitter universes
Abstract
We study extremal codimension-two areas and late-time bulk correlators between a pair of asymptotically de Sitter space universes connected through an Euclidean axion wormhole, in arbitrary dimensions. Assuming the validity of the de Sitter (dS)/conformal field theory (CFT) correspondence, we describe factorized Hilbert spaces for the putative boundary theories at in each of the universes based on the asymptotically dS isometries. This allow us to we interpret the extremal areas as complex-valued holographic entanglement entropy between the microscopic duals. Later, we evaluate two-point correlation functions for heavy particles detected near . The Euclidean wormhole saddle point is responsible for finiteness of the correlators. The results are compatible with the boundary dual being non-unitary and having a large Hilbert space dimension. At last, we dimensionally reduce these geometries in terms of dilaton-gravity theory with conformally coupled matter.
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@article{arxiv.2312.08368,
title = {Entanglement and factorization in axion-de Sitter universes},
author = {Sergio E. Aguilar-Gutierrez},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.08368},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
v2: 17 pages + Appendices. References updated, more details about entanglement entropy, and the heat kernel method. Accepted in JHEP