Euclidean Anti-de Sitter Space Research Articles

The semi-classical saddles in three-dimensional gravity via holography and mini-superspace approach

We determine the complex geometries dual to the semi-classical saddles in three-dimensional gravity with positive or negative cosmological constant. We examine the semi-classical saddles in Liouville field theory and interpret them in terms of gravity theory. For this, we describe the gravity theory by Chern-Simons theory and classify the possible saddles based on the homotopy group argument. We further realize the semi-classical saddles using the mini-superspace model of quantum gravity and explicitly determine the integral contour. In the case of positive cosmological constant, we recovered the geometry used for no-boundary proposal of Hartle and Hawking. In the case of negative cosmological constant, the geometry can be identified with Euclidean anti-de Sitter space attached with imaginary radius spheres. The geometry should be unphysical and several arguments on this issue are provided. Partial results were already presented in our earlier letter, and more detailed derivations and explanations on the results are given along with additional results. In particular, we reproduce the classical Liouville action from the Chern-Simons formulation of dual gravity theory.

Spinors in (Anti-)de Sitter Space

We explore analytical aspects of correlators involving Dirac spinors in d + 1-dimensional de Sitter space. Adapting the formalism of Sleight and Taronna, we show how to relate processes involving fermions in the in-in formalism to equivalent Witten diagrams in (complexified) Euclidean anti-de Sitter space. We exemplify the method for a fermion-exchange diagram. We establish a positive spectral decomposition over the principal series of the Wightman function of two spinors, showing the consequences of unitarity.

Quartic locality of higher-spin gravity in de Sitter and Euclidean anti-de Sitter space

We consider higher-spin gravity in (A)dS4, defined as the holographic dual of a free O(N) or Sp(N) vector model. At the quartic level, this theory has been judged non-local at distances greater than the (A)dS radius, due to a mismatch of massless (twist=1) exchange-type terms in its boundary OPE behavior. We review the non-locality argument, and note that it relies on a double-lightcone limit, which requires a Lorentzian boundary. In the Euclidean OPE limit, we demonstrate the absence of massless exchange-type non-localities of any spin, by inspecting a known formula for the bulk exchange diagrams in Euclidean AdS, and constructing upper bounds in which the spin-dependence factorizes from the position-dependence. Our results suggest that higher-spin theory is local (at distances greater than the curvature radius) in spacetimes with Euclidean boundary signature. For Lorentzian bulk, this implies locality in de Sitter space, as opposed to anti-de Sitter.

From celestial correlators to AdS, and back

We present a general relation between celestial correlation functions in d-dimensions and Witten diagrams in (d + 1)-dimensional Euclidean anti-de Sitter (EAdS) space, to all orders in perturbation theory. Contact diagram processes are proportional to contact Witten diagrams and particle exchanges can be recast as a continuum of particle exchanges in EAdS where the exchanged particles carrying unitary Principal Series representations of SO(d + 1, 1). One can then try to import familiar EAdS techniques to study the properties of celestial correlators. In this work we use this relation to infer the analytic structure of the spectral density in the conformal partial wave expansion of celestial correlators which, at least perturbatively, should be a meromorphic function of the spectral parameter. We also discuss non-perturbative constraints from unitarity in Euclidean Conformal Field Theory, which requires positivity of the spectral density. This extends similar relations recently uncovered between boundary correlation functions in de Sitter space and Witten diagrams in EAdS, suggesting that EAdS could play a central role in efforts towards holography for all lambdas.

Breitenlohner-Freedman Bound on Hyperbolic Tilings.

We establish how the Breitenlohner-Freedman (BF) bound is realized on tilings of two-dimensional Euclidean Anti-de Sitter space. For the continuum, the BF bound states that on Anti-de Sitter spaces, fluctuation modes remain stable for small negative mass squared m^{2}. This follows from a real and positive total energy of the gravitational system. For finite cutoff ϵ, we solve the Klein-Gordon equation numerically on regular hyperbolic tilings. When ϵ→0, we find that the continuum BF bound is approached in a manner independent of the tiling. We confirm these results via simulations of a hyperbolic electric circuit. Moreover, we propose a novel circuit including active elements that allows us to further scan values of m^{2} above the BF bound.

From dS to AdS and back

We describe in more detail the general relation uncovered in our previous work between boundary correlators in de Sitter (dS) and in Euclidean anti-de Sitter (EAdS) space, at any order in perturbation theory. Assuming the Bunch-Davies vacuum at early times, any given diagram contributing to a boundary correlator in dS can be expressed as a linear combination of Witten diagrams for the corresponding process in EAdS, where the relative coefficients are fixed by consistent on-shell factorisation in dS. These coefficients are given by certain sinusoidal factors which account for the change in coefficient of the contact sub-diagrams from EAdS to dS, which we argue encode (perturbative) unitary time evolution in dS. dS boundary correlators with Bunch-Davies initial conditions thus perturbatively have the same singularity structure as their Euclidean AdS counterparts and the identities between them allow to directly import the wealth of techniques, results and understanding from AdS to dS. This includes the Conformal Partial Wave expansion and, by going from single-valued Witten diagrams in EAdS to Lorentzian AdS, the Froissart-Gribov inversion formula. We give a few (among the many possible) applications both at tree and loop level. Such identities between boundary correlators in dS and EAdS are made manifest by the Mellin-Barnes representation of boundary correlators, which we point out is a useful tool in its own right as the analogue of the Fourier transform for the dilatation group. The Mellin-Barnes representation in particular makes manifest factorisation and dispersion formulas for bulk-to-bulk propagators in (EA)dS, which imply Cutkosky cutting rules and dispersion formulas for boundary correlators in (EA)dS. Our results are completely general and in particular apply to any interaction of (integer) spinning fields.

Loops in dS/CFT

We consider the semi-classical expansion of the Bunch-Davies wavefunction with future boundary condition in position space for a real scalar field, conformally coupled to a classical de Sitter background in the expanding Poincaré patch with quartic selfinteraction. In the future boundary limit the wave function takes the form of the generating functional of a Euclidean conformal field theory for which we calculate the anomalous dimensions of the double trace deformations at one loop order using results obtained from Euclidean Anti de Sitter space. We find analytic expressions for some subleading twist operators and an algorithm to obtain expressions for general twist.

Recursive construction of the operator product expansion in curved space

I derive a formula for the coupling-constant derivative of the coefficients of the operator product expansion (Wilson OPE coefficients) in an arbitrary curved space, as the natural extension of the quantum action principle. Expanding the coefficients themselves in powers of the coupling constants, this formula allows to compute them recursively to arbitrary order. As input, only the OPE coefficients in the free theory are needed, which are easily obtained using Wick’s theorem. I illustrate the method by computing the OPE of two scalars ϕ in hyperbolic space (Euclidean Anti-de Sitter space) up to terms vanishing faster than the square of their separation to first order in the quartic interaction gϕ4, as well as the OPE coefficient at second order in g.

Gauged Dirac operator on the q-deformed fuzzy Euclidean anti-de Sitter space using the pseudo-generalization of q-deformed Ginsparg–Wilson algebra

In this paper, q-deformed pseudo-fuzzy Dirac and chirality operators on the q-deformed pseudo-fuzzy EAdS2, using the pseudo-generalization of the quantum pseudo-fuzzy Ginsparg–Wilson algebra, have been constructed. Gauged q-deformed pseudo-fuzzy Dirac and chirality operators have also been constructed. In the limit case q → 1, it will be shown that these operators will become Dirac and chirality operators on the pseudo-fuzzy EAdS2.

Holography in de Sitter and anti-de Sitter spaces and Gel'fand Graev Radon transform

Bulk reconstruction formulas similar to HKLL are obtained for de Sitter and anti-de Sitter spaces as the inverse Gel'fand Graev Radon transform. While these generalize our previous result on the Euclidean anti-de Sitter space, their validity in here is restricted only to odd dimensions in both instances. The exact Wightman function for the de Sitter space is then derived. The GGR transform fixes the coefficient of the Wightman function. For the anti-de Sitter space it is shown that a reconstruction formula exists for the case of timelike boundary as well. The restriction on the domain of integration on the boundary is derived. As a special case, we point out that the formula is valid for the BTZ black hole as well.

Quantum \u03d54 theory in AdS4 and its CFT dual

We compute the two- and four-point holographic correlation functions up to the second order in the coupling constant for a scalar ϕ4 theory in four-dimensional Euclidean anti-de Sitter space. Analytic expressions for the anomalous dimensions of the leading twist operators are found at one loop, both for Neumann and Dirichlet boundary conditions.

Loops in Anti-de Sitter Space.

We obtain analytic results for the four-point amplitude, at one loop, of an interacting scalar field theory in four-dimensional, Euclidean anti-de Sitter space without exerting any conformal field theory knowledge. For the two-point function, we provide analytic expressions up to two loops. In addition, we argue that the critical exponents of correlation functions near the conformal boundary of anti-de Sitter space provide the necessary data for the renormalization conditions, thus replacing the usual on-shell condition.

Action and observer dependence in Euclidean quantum gravity

Given a Lorentzian spacetime and a non-vanishing timelike vector field with level surfaces Σ, one can construct on a Euclidean metric (Hawking and Ellis 1973 The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press)). Motivated by this, we consider a class of metrics with an arbitrary function Θ that interpolates between the Euclidean () and Lorentzian () regimes, separated by the codimension one hypersurface defined by . Since can not, in general, be obtained from by a diffeomorphism, its Euclidean regime is in general different from that obtained from Wick rotation . For example, if is the k = 0 Lorentzian de Sitter metric corresponding to , the Euclidean regime of is the k = 0 Euclidean anti-de Sitter space with .We analyze the curvature tensors associated with for arbitrary Lorentzian metrics and timelike geodesic fields , and show that they have interesting and remarkable mathematical structures: (i) Additional terms arise in the Euclidean regime of . (ii) For the simplest choice of a step-profile for Θ, the Ricci scalar Ric of reduces, in the Lorentzian regime , to the complete Einstein–Hilbert lagrangian with the correct Gibbons–Hawking–York boundary term; the latter arises as a delta-function of strength 2K supported on . (iii) In the Euclidean regime , Ric also has an extra term of the -foliation. We highlight similar foliation dependent terms in the full Riemann tensor.We present some explicit examples for FLRW spacetimes in standard foliation and spherically symmetric spacetimes in the Painleve–Gullstrand foliation. We briefly discuss implications of the results for Euclidean quantum gravity and quantum cosmology.

Bulk reconstruction in AdS and Gel\u2019fand-Graev-Radon transform

The bulk reconstruction formula for a Euclidean anti-de Sitter space is directly related to the inverse of the Gel’fand-Graev-Radon transform. Correlation functions of a conformal scalar field theory in the boundary are thereby related to correlation functions of a self-interacting scalar field theory in the bulk at different loop orders.

Flow equation for the large N scalar model and induced geometries

We study the proposal that a (d+1)-dimensional induced metric is constructed from a d-dimensional field theory using gradient flow. Applying the idea to the O(N) ϕ4 model and normalizing the flow field, we have shown in the large N limit that the induced metric is finite and universal in the sense that it does not depend on the details of the flow equation and the original field theory except for the renormalized mass, which is the only relevant quantity in this limit. We have found that the induced metric describes Euclidean anti-de Sitter (AdS) space in both ultraviolet (UV) and infrared (IR) limits of the flow direction, where the radius of the AdS is bigger in the IR than in the UV.

Holographic calculations of Euclidean Wilson loop correlator in Euclidean anti-de Sitter space

The correlation functions of two or more Euclidean Wilson loops of various shapes in Euclidean anti-de Sitter space are computed by considering the minimal area surfaces connecting the loops. The surfaces are parametrized by Riemann theta functions associated with genus three hyperelliptic Riemann surfaces. In the case of two loops, the distance $L$ by which they are separated can be adjusted by continuously varying a specific branch point of the auxiliary Riemann surface. When $L$ is much larger than the characteristic size of the loops, then the loops are approximately regarded as local operators and their correlator as the correlator of two local operators. Similarly, when a loop is very small compared to the size of another loop, the small loop is considered as a local operator corresponding to a light supergravity mode.

The wave function of quantum de Sitter

We consider quantum general relativity in three dimensions with a positive cosmological constant. The Hartle-Hawking wave function is computed as a function of metric data at asymptotic future infinity. The analytic continuation from Euclidean Anti-de Sitter space provides a natural integration contour in the space of metrics, allowing us -- with certain assumptions -- to compute the wave function exactly, including both perturbative and non-perturbative effects. The resulting wave function is a non-normalizable function of the conformal structure of future infinity which is infinitely peaked at geometries where I^+ becomes infinitely inhomogeneous. We interpret this as a non-perturbative instability of de Sitter space in three dimensional Einstein gravity.

Gravitational cusp anomalous dimension from AdS space

Recently a new picture has been developed for examining Wilson lines, and the corresponding anomalous dimensions which govern their renormalization properties. By making a particular coordinate transform, the calculation of the cusp anomalous dimension in QED or QCD can be related to the energy of a pair of static charges in Euclidean Anti-de Sitter space. This paper shows how the same picture can be used to describe Wilson lines in quantum gravity. We show how the relevant cusp anomalous dimension (which has recently been shown to be one-loop exact) can be obtained using the Newtonian limit of general relativity. We also show how both the QED and gravity cases emerge as special cases of a general formulation, and that a continuous parameter exists which interpolates between them. The results may be useful in examining the relations between gauge and gravity theories.

An approach for the calculation of one-loop effective actions, vacuum energies, and spectral counting functions

In this paper, we provide an approach for the calculation of one-loop effective actions, vacuum energies, and spectral counting functions and discuss the application of this approach in some physical problems. Concretely, we construct the equations for these three quantities; this allows us to achieve them by directly solving equations. In order to construct the equations, we introduce shifted local one-loop effective actions, shifted local vacuum energies, and local spectral counting functions. We solve the equations of one-loop effective actions, vacuum energies, and spectral counting functions for free massive scalar fields in $\mathbb{R}^{n}$, scalar fields in three-dimensional hyperbolic space $H_{3}$ (the Euclidean Anti-de Sitter space $AdS_{3}$), in $H_{3}/Z$ (the geometry of the Euclidean BTZ black hole), and in $S^{1}$, and the Higgs model in a $(1+1)$-dimensional finite interval. Moreover, in the above cases, we also calculate the spectra from the counting functions. Besides exact solutions, we give a general discussion on approximate solutions and construct the general series expansion for one-loop effective actions, vacuum energies, and spectral counting functions. In doing this, we encounter divergences. In order to remove the divergences, renormalization procedures are used. In this approach, these three physical quantities are regarded as spectral functions in the spectral problem.

Self-dual solutions of Yang-Mills theory on Euclidean AdS space

We find nontrivial, time-dependent solutions of the (anti) self-dual Yang-Mills equations in the four-dimensional Euclidean anti-de Sitter space. In contrast to the Euclidean flat space, the action depends on the moduli parameters and the charge can take any noninteger value.