One-loop determinants in AdS$_3$ supergravity with extended supersymmetry
Abstract
We re-examine the computation of the one-loop partition function of Type II supergravity theory compactified on , where can be , and . These backgrounds preserve eight supercharges (four left and four right moving) and are known to be holographically dual to either small or large 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