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Generalized free fields and the AdS-CFT correspondence

Mathematical Physics 2008-11-26 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory math.MP

Abstract

Motivated by structural issues in the AdS-CFT correspondence, the theory of generalized free fields is reconsidered. A stress-energy tensor for the generalized free field is constructed as a limit of Wightman fields. Although this limit is singular, it fulfils the requirements of a conserved local density for the Poincar'e generators. An explicit "holographic" formula relating the Klein-Gordon field on AdS to generalized free fields on Minkowski space-time is provided, and contrasted with the "algebraic" notion of holography. A simple relation between the singular stress-energy tensor and the canonical AdS stress-energy tensor is exhibited.

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@article{arxiv.math-ph/0209035,
  title  = {Generalized free fields and the AdS-CFT correspondence},
  author = {M. Duetsch and K. -H. Rehren},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math-ph/0209035},
  year   = {2008}
}

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25 pages