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One-loop determinants in AdS$_3$ supergravity with extended supersymmetry

High Energy Physics - Theory 2025-08-22 v1

Abstract

We re-examine the computation of the one-loop partition function of Type II supergravity theory compactified on AdS3×S3×XAdS_3 \times \mathbf{S}^3 \times X, where XX can be K3K_3, T4T^4 and S3×S1\mathbf{S}^3 \times \mathbf{S}^1. These backgrounds preserve eight supercharges (four left and four right moving) and are known to be holographically dual to either small or large N=(4,4)N=(4,4) superconformal field theories. By extending well-established heat kernel techniques, we evaluate the one-loop determinants associated to these supergravity backgrounds. The resulting expressions are then used to reconstruct the characters of short multiplets of the corresponding dual boundary theories. A distinctive aspect of our analysis is the emergence of contributions from multiple gravitational saddle points in the path integral, reflecting the spectral flow structure present in the boundary theory.

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@article{arxiv.2508.15701,
  title  = {One-loop determinants in AdS$_3$ supergravity with extended supersymmetry},
  author = {Ilija Rakic and Lorenzo Toni},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.15701},
  year   = {2025}
}

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37 pages

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