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We consider the universal sector of a $d$-dimensional large-$N$ strongly-interacting holographic CFT on a black hole spacetime background $B$. When our CFT$_d$ is coupled to dynamical Einstein-Hilbert gravity with Newton constant $G_{d}$,…

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We define a normalizable measure on the space of two-dimensional conformal field theories, which we interpret as a maximum ignorance ensemble. We test whether pure quantum gravity in AdS$_3$ is dual to the average over this ensemble. We…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-12-24 Alexandre Belin , Alexander Maloney , Florian Seefeld

We consider the entanglement entropy in 2d conformal field theory in a class of excited states produced by the insertion of a heavy local operator. These include both high-energy eigenstates of the Hamiltonian and time-dependent local…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-03-27 Curtis T. Asplund , Alice Bernamonti , Federico Galli , Thomas Hartman

We consider possible conformal field theory (CFT) descriptions of the various inertial ranges that exist in $2d$ duality invariant Magnetohydrodynamics. Such models arise as effective theories of dyonic plasmas in 3 dimensions in which all…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-30 O. Coceal , W. A. Sabra , S. Thomas

Inspired by the holographic computation of large interval entanglement entropy of two dimensional conformal field theory at high temperature, it was proposed that the thermal entropy is related to the entanglement entropy as…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-05-01 Bin Chen , Jie-qiang Wu

We advance the study of flat space holography by computing the entanglement entropy of highly excited states in two-dimensional Carrollian/Galilean Conformal Field Theories (C/G CFTs). Our approach is centered on a novel, physically…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-05-19 Peng-Xiang Hao , Shunta Takahashi

We study conformal field theories (CFTs) and their classifications from a modern perspective based on the abstract algebraic formalism of symmetries or conserved charges, known as symmetry topological field theories (SymTFTs). By studying…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-04-10 Yoshiki Fukusumi , Taishi Kawamoto

Global conformal invariance (GCI) of quantum field theory (QFT) in two and higher space-time dimensions implies the Huygens' principle, and hence, rationality of correlation functions of observable fields (see Commun. Math. Phys. 218 (2001)…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-10 Nikolay M. Nikolov , Ivan T. Todorov

We demonstrate a generalized notion of eigenstate thermalization for translation-invariant quasifree fermionic models: the vast majority of eigenstates satisfying a finite number of suitable constraints (e.g. fixed energy and particle…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2018-01-18 Jonathon Riddell , Markus P. Mueller

The AdS/CFT correspondence relates certain strongly coupled CFTs with large effective central charge $c_\text{eff}$ to semi-classical gravitational theories with AdS asymptotics. We describe recent progress in understanding gravity duals…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2014-03-05 Donald Marolf , Mukund Rangamani , Toby Wiseman

According to the eigenstate thermalization hypothesis (ETH), even isolated quantum systems can thermalize because the eigenstate-to-eigenstate fluctuations of typical observables vanish in the limit of large systems. Of course, isolated…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2014-04-08 W. Beugeling , R. Moessner , Masudul Haque

We study the possible dynamical emergence of IR conformal invariance describing the low energy excitations of near-extremal R-charged global AdS5 black holes. We find interesting behavior especially when we tune parameters in such a way…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2013-05-30 Jan de Boer , Maria Johnstone , M. M. Sheikh-Jabbari , Joan Simon

Generalized quasi-topological gravities (GQTGs) are higher-curvature extensions of Einstein gravity in $D$-dimensions. Their defining properties include possessing second-order linearized equations of motion around maximally symmetric…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2022-12-14 Pablo Bueno , Pablo A. Cano , Robie A. Hennigar , Mengqi Lu , Javier Moreno

We present a derivation of the entropy of black holes in induced gravity models based on conformal properties of induced gravity constituents near the horizon. The four-dimensional (4D) theory is first reduced to a tower of two-dimensional…

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The area law of Bekenstein-Hawking entropy of the black hole suggests that the black hole should have a lower-dimensional holographic description. It has been found recently that a large class of rotating and charged black holes could be…

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The generalized Gibbs ensemble (GGE) was introduced ten years ago to describe observables in isolated integrable quantum systems after equilibration. Since then, the GGE has been demonstrated to be a powerful tool to predict the outcome of…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2016-06-29 Lev Vidmar , Marcos Rigol

In many quantum quench experiments involving cold atom systems the post-quench system can be described by a quantum field theory of free scalars or fermions, typically in a box or in an external potential. We work with free scalars in…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-08-29 Parijat Banerjee , Adwait Gaikwad , Anurag Kaushal , Gautam Mandal

Generalized global symmetries, in particular non-invertible and categorical symmetries, have become a focal point in the recent study of quantum field theory (QFT). In this paper, we investigate aspects of symmetry topological field…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-10-04 Sebastian Franco , Xingyang Yu

We propose a generalized thermodynamics in which quasi-homogeneity of the thermodynamic potentials plays a fundamental role. This thermodynamic formalism arises from a generalization of the approach presented in paper [1], and it is based…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-25 F. Belgiorno

Five dimensional Einstein gravity vacuum solutions in general fall into two classes of black rings with horizon topology S^2 \times S^1, and black holes with horizon topology S^3. These solutions are specified by their mass and two spins.…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2013-10-30 Ahmad Ghodsi , Hanif Golchin , M. M. Sheikh-Jabbari