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Holographic complexity of conformal fields in global de Sitter spacetime

High Energy Physics - Theory 2026-05-12 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

We compute the holographic complexity of conformal quantum fields in rigid global de Sitter spacetime (dSd_{d}) using the volume and action prescriptions. First we consider AdSd+1_{d+1} spacetime in global dSd_{d} foliations, and compute the complexity of the CFT supported on the global dSd_{d} conformal boundary. Next, we consider CFT supported on a global dSd_d (UV) brane embedded in AdSd+1_{d+1} spacetime, and compute the holographic complexity in this brane set up. We compare and contrast the results in the two cases, as well as with related results in the literature obtained in alternative holographic set ups involving patches of de Sitter spacetime covered by static coordinates or conformal (Poincar\'e) coordinates.

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@article{arxiv.2604.21408,
  title  = {Holographic complexity of conformal fields in global de Sitter spacetime},
  author = {Sanhita Parihar and Shubho R. Roy},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.21408},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

Updated discussion section with added references. Minor typos fixed. Total 36 pages (including 4 pages of appendices), 6 figures, and 2 tables