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On the Replica Problem in Supersymmetric SYK Models

High Energy Physics - Theory 2025-08-14 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

We investigate the replica problem for Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev (SYK) models. First, we consider nn-replicas of the non-supersymmetric SYK model, finding that this nn-replica model is solvable only under specific conditions. We then introduce the N=1\mathcal{N}=1 supersymmetry and utilize the superconformal symmetry to develop a ``multi-ordered trick" that covers the replica structure. By incorporating ordered off-diagonal couplings, we study the resulting thermal phase structure under higher-order interactions. The Lorentzian time dynamics is analyzed, and we plot the time evolution of the effective action. Furthermore, we investigate emergent superconformal symmetry in the low-energy limit of the replicated theory. In the superconformal limit, we propose an ordered super-Schwarzian action and derive reparameterization relations for the ordered coordinates. Corresponding constraints are derived for holographic matching to N=1\mathcal{N}=1 super-Jackiw-Teitelboim(SJT) gravity. We numerically calculate the modular thermodynamics (modular entropy, the nn-dependent relative entropy, and the entanglement capacity) using fully diagonal methods. Our result provide a framework for studying nn-replica wormholes with supersymmetric SYK model.

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@article{arxiv.2508.09611,
  title  = {On the Replica Problem in Supersymmetric SYK Models},
  author = {Xian-Hui Ge and Chenhao Zhang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.09611},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

55 pages, many figures

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