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Super Galilean conformal algebra in AdS/CFT

High Energy Physics - Theory 2014-11-18 v2

Abstract

Galilean conformal algebra (GCA) is an Inonu-Wigner (IW) contraction of a conformal algebra, while Newton-Hooke string algebra is an IW contraction of an AdS algebra which is the isometry of an AdS space. It is shown that the GCA is a boundary realization of the Newton-Hooke string algebra in the bulk AdS. The string lies along the direction transverse to the boundary, and the worldsheet is AdS_2. The one-dimensional conformal symmetry so(2,1) and rotational symmetry so(d) contained in the GCA are realized as the symmetry on the AdS_2 string worldsheet and rotational symmetry in the space transverse to the AdS_2 in AdS_{d+2}, respectively. It follows from this correspondence that 32 supersymmetric GCAs can be derived as IW contractions of superconformal algebras, psu(2,2|4), osp(8|4) and osp(8^*|4). We also derive less supersymmetric GCAs from su(2,2|2), osp(4|4), osp(2|4) and osp(8^*|2).

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@article{arxiv.0905.0188,
  title  = {Super Galilean conformal algebra in AdS/CFT},
  author = {Makoto Sakaguchi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0905.0188},
  year   = {2014}
}

Comments

24pages, references and a note added, typos fixed

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