Deriving the non-perturbative gravitational dual of quantum Liouville theory from BCFT operator algebra

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Main Authors: Chen, Lin, Hung, Ling-Yan, Jiang, Yikun, Lao, Bing-Xin
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author Chen, Lin
Hung, Ling-Yan
Jiang, Yikun
Lao, Bing-Xin
author_facet Chen, Lin
Hung, Ling-Yan
Jiang, Yikun
Lao, Bing-Xin
contents We demonstrate that, by utilizing the boundary conformal field theory (BCFT) operator algebra of the Liouville CFT, one can express its path-integral on any Riemann surface as a three dimensional path-integral with appropriate boundary conditions, generalising the recipe for rational CFTs \cite{Hung:2019bnq, Brehm:2021wev, Chen:2022wvy, Cheng:2023kxh}. This serves as a constructive method for deriving the \textit{quantum} holographic dual of the CFT, which reduces to Einstein gravity in the large central charge limit. As a byproduct, the framework provides an explicit discrete state-sum of a 3D non-chiral topological theory constructed from quantum $6j$ symbols of $\mathcal{U}_q(sl(2,\mathbb{R}))$ with non-trivial boundary conditions, representing a long-sought non-perturbative discrete formulation of 3D pure gravity with negative cosmological constant, at least within a class of three manifolds. This constitutes the first example of an exact holographic tensor network that reproduces a known irrational CFT with a precise quantum gravitational interpretation.
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spellingShingle Deriving the non-perturbative gravitational dual of quantum Liouville theory from BCFT operator algebra
Chen, Lin
Hung, Ling-Yan
Jiang, Yikun
Lao, Bing-Xin
High Energy Physics - Theory
Strongly Correlated Electrons
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Mathematical Physics
Quantum Physics
We demonstrate that, by utilizing the boundary conformal field theory (BCFT) operator algebra of the Liouville CFT, one can express its path-integral on any Riemann surface as a three dimensional path-integral with appropriate boundary conditions, generalising the recipe for rational CFTs \cite{Hung:2019bnq, Brehm:2021wev, Chen:2022wvy, Cheng:2023kxh}. This serves as a constructive method for deriving the \textit{quantum} holographic dual of the CFT, which reduces to Einstein gravity in the large central charge limit. As a byproduct, the framework provides an explicit discrete state-sum of a 3D non-chiral topological theory constructed from quantum $6j$ symbols of $\mathcal{U}_q(sl(2,\mathbb{R}))$ with non-trivial boundary conditions, representing a long-sought non-perturbative discrete formulation of 3D pure gravity with negative cosmological constant, at least within a class of three manifolds. This constitutes the first example of an exact holographic tensor network that reproduces a known irrational CFT with a precise quantum gravitational interpretation.
title Deriving the non-perturbative gravitational dual of quantum Liouville theory from BCFT operator algebra
topic High Energy Physics - Theory
Strongly Correlated Electrons
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Mathematical Physics
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.03179