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Holographic calculation of boundary terms in conformal anomaly

High Energy Physics - Theory 2017-02-09 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology Differential Geometry

Abstract

In the presence of boundaries the integrated conformal anomaly is modified by the boundary terms so that the anomaly is non-vanishing in any (even or odd) dimension. The boundary terms are due to extrinsic curvature whose exact structure in d=3d=3 and d=4d=4 has recently been identified. In this note we present a holographic calculation of those terms in two different prescriptions for the holographic description of the boundary CFT. We stress the role of supersymmetry when discussing the holographic description of N=4{\cal N}=4 SYM on a 44-manifold with boundaries.

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@article{arxiv.1702.00566,
  title  = {Holographic calculation of boundary terms in conformal anomaly},
  author = {Amin Faraji Astaneh and Sergey N. Solodukhin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1702.00566},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

21 pages, v.2: modifications in non-minimal case due to overlooked contributions, conclusions unchanged