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In this paper we provide a Chern-Simons gravity dual of a two dimensional conformal field theory on a manifold with boundaries, so called boundary conformal field theory (BCFT). We determine the correct boundary action on the end of the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-05-26 Tadashi Takayanagi , Takahiro Uetoko

We study four-derivative corrections to four-dimensional $\mathcal{N}=2$ minimal gauged supergravity and show that they are controlled by two real constants. The solutions of the equations of motion in the two-derivative theory are not…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2020-09-30 Nikolay Bobev , Anthony M. Charles , Kiril Hristov , Valentin Reys

We calculate the graviton's $\beta$-function in $AdS$ string-theoretic sigma-model, perturbed by vertex operators for Vasiliev's higher spin gauge fields in $AdS_5$. The result is given by $\beta_{mn}=R_{mn}+4T_{mn}(g,u)$ (with the AdS…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-15 Seungjin Lee , Dimitri Polyakov

We propose Lobachevsky boundary conditions that lead to asymptotically H^2xR solutions. As an example we check their consistency in conformal Chern-Simons gravity. The canonical charges are quadratic in the fields, but nonetheless…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2013-06-18 Mario Bertin , Sabine Ertl , Hossein Ghorbani , Daniel Grumiller , Niklas Johansson , Dmitri Vassilevich

We study holographic Krylov complexity in the Anabalon-Ross solitonic background, a top-down Type IIB solution describing a twisted-circle compactification of ${\cal N}=4$ SYM that flows to a confining, gapped three-dimensional theory.…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-12-01 Ali Fatemiabhari , Horatiu Nastase , Carlos Nunez , Dibakar Roychowdhury

We discuss holography for Schrodinger solutions of both topologically massive gravity in three dimensions and massive vector theories in (d+1) dimensions. In both cases the dual field theory can be viewed as a d-dimensional conformal field…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2011-02-15 Monica Guica , Kostas Skenderis , Marika Taylor , Balt van Rees

We consider two instances of boundary conditions for massless scalars on $AdS_2$ that interpolate between the Dirichlet and Neumann cases while preserving scale invariance. Assessing invariance under the full $SL(2;\mathds{R})$ conformal…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-02-15 Anthonny F. Canazas Garay , Diego H. Correa , Alberto Faraggi , Guillermo A. Silva

We provide the first steps towards a flat space holographic correspondence in two bulk spacetime dimensions. The gravity side is described by a conformally transformed version of the matterless Callan-Giddings-Harvey-Strominger model. The…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2020-04-29 Hamid Afshar , Hernan Gonzalez , Daniel Grumiller , Dmitri Vassilevich

We study torsional topological defects in Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet gravity in ($4+1$)-dimensional anti-de Sitter spacetime. In the holographic interpretation, these correspond to crystalline dislocation defects associated with the discrete…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-10-14 Vladimir Juričić , Olivera Miskovic , Francisca Ramírez Carrasco

Holographic CFTs admit a dual emergent description in terms of semiclassical general relativity minimally coupled to matter fields. While the gravitational interactions are required to be suppressed by the Planck scale, the matter sector is…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-12-03 Luis Apolo , Alexandre Belin , Suzanne Bintanja

We study Krylov (spread) complexity in strongly coupled six-dimensional ${\cal N}=(1,0)$ superconformal field theories with holographic duals in massive type IIA supergravity. Extending recent holographic proposals relating Krylov…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-05-08 Ali Fatemiabhari , Carlos Nunez , Ricardo T. Santamaria

We uncover a direct connection between three-dimensional gravity with chiral boundary conditions and a class of forced integrable systems. Starting from the Chern-Simons formulation, we derive consistent boundary conditions on a non-compact…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-04-14 Hamed Adami , Anouchah Latifi

The addition of Kounterterms to Einstein gravity leads to a finite action for asymptotically anti-de Sitter (AdS) spaces with a conformally flat boundary. In that sense, it provides a partial renormalization for AdS gravity when compared to…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-04-01 Giorgos Anastasiou , Jahaira Bonifacio-Chavez , Olivera Miskovic , Rodrigo Olea

It is shown that the addition of a topological invariant (Gauss-Bonnet term) to the anti-de Sitter (AdS) gravity action in four dimensions recovers the standard regularization given by holographic renormalization procedure. This crucial…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-05-13 Olivera Miskovic , Rodrigo Olea

We discuss the holographic correspondence between 3d "Chern-Simons gravity" and an ensemble of 2d Narain code CFTs. Starting from 3d abelian Chern-Simons theory, we construct an ensemble of boundary CFTs defined by gauging all possible…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-12-12 Anatoly Dymarsky , Johan Henriksson , Brian McPeak

We investigate the asymptotic dynamics of topological anti-de Sitter supergravity in two dimensions. Starting from the formulation as a BF theory, it is shown that the AdS_2 boundary conditions imply that the asymptotic symmetries form a…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-07 Marco Astorino , Sergio Cacciatori , Dietmar Klemm , Daniela Zanon

We consider the holographic duality between type-A higher-spin gravity in AdS_4 and the free U(N) vector model. In the bulk, linearized solutions can be translated into twistor functions via the Penrose transform. We propose a holographic…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2020-06-30 Yasha Neiman

This paper shows that the bulk metric of a planar/spherically/hyperbolically symmetric asymptotically anti-de Sitter static black brane/hole can be reconstructed from its boundary frequency 2-point correlation functions of two probe scalar…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-12-03 Bo-Wen Fan , Run-Qiu Yang

Assuming the existence of a $dS/CFT$ correspondence we study the holograms of sources moving along geodesics in the bulk by calculating the one point functions they induce in the boundary theory. In analogy with a similar study of uniformly…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-07 Sumit R. Das

${\cal N} = 8$ superconformal field theories, such as the ABJM theory at Chern-Simons level $k=1$ or $2$, contain 35 scalar operators ${\cal O}_{IJ}$ with $\Delta=1$ in the ${\bf 35}_v$ representation of SO(8). The 3-point correlation…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2017-06-28 Daniel Z. Freedman , Krzysztof Pilch , Silviu S. Pufu , Nicholas P. Warner