Radial canonical AdS$_3$ gravity and $T\bar{T}$

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Main Authors: Blacker, Matthew J., Callebaut, Nele, Hergueta, Blanca, Ning, Sirui
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Published: 2024
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author Blacker, Matthew J.
Callebaut, Nele
Hergueta, Blanca
Ning, Sirui
author_facet Blacker, Matthew J.
Callebaut, Nele
Hergueta, Blanca
Ning, Sirui
contents We employ an ADM deparametrization strategy to discuss the radial canonical formalism of asymptotically AdS$_3$ gravity. It leads to the identification of a radial 'time' before quantization, which is the volume time, canonically conjugate to York time. Holographically, this allows to interpret the semi-classical path integral of $T\bar T$ theory as a Schrödinger wavefunctional satisfying a Schrödinger evolution equation in volume time, and the $T\bar T$ operator expectation value in terms of the Hamiltonian that generates volume time translations -- both consistent with cut-off holography. We make use of the canonical perspective to construct the rotating BTZ solution from the Hamilton-Jacobi equation, with a finite cut-off energy spectrum that has a known holographic $T\bar T$ interpretation, as well as semi-classical Wheeler-DeWitt states for that solution.
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spellingShingle Radial canonical AdS$_3$ gravity and $T\bar{T}$
Blacker, Matthew J.
Callebaut, Nele
Hergueta, Blanca
Ning, Sirui
High Energy Physics - Theory
We employ an ADM deparametrization strategy to discuss the radial canonical formalism of asymptotically AdS$_3$ gravity. It leads to the identification of a radial 'time' before quantization, which is the volume time, canonically conjugate to York time. Holographically, this allows to interpret the semi-classical path integral of $T\bar T$ theory as a Schrödinger wavefunctional satisfying a Schrödinger evolution equation in volume time, and the $T\bar T$ operator expectation value in terms of the Hamiltonian that generates volume time translations -- both consistent with cut-off holography. We make use of the canonical perspective to construct the rotating BTZ solution from the Hamilton-Jacobi equation, with a finite cut-off energy spectrum that has a known holographic $T\bar T$ interpretation, as well as semi-classical Wheeler-DeWitt states for that solution.
title Radial canonical AdS$_3$ gravity and $T\bar{T}$
topic High Energy Physics - Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.02508