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Entanglement and factorization in axion-de Sitter universes

High Energy Physics - Theory 2025-12-23 v3

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 I+\mathcal{I}^+ 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 I+\mathcal{I}^+. 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