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Main Author: Janik, John
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Language:English
Published: Zenodo 2025
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17811472
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contents <p>We develop the sphere partition function within the framework of $E_8$ modular spacetime, where four-dimensional Lorentzian geometry emerges from the modular structure of a hyperfinite type~$\mathrm{III}_1$ factor with outer $E_8$ symmetry. The sphere partition function $Z(S^d)$ serves as a gauge-invariant, systematically calculable observable that bridges microscopic noncommutative data and macroscopic emergent geometry. We establish the mathematical foundations for its computation using split-regularized spectral functionals, demonstrate how it encodes the conformal anomaly coefficients recoverable from relative entropy, and provide explicit computational strategies leveraging the $E_8$ representation structure. Since the noncommutative deformation breaks supersymmetry, exact supersymmetric localization applies only to the vector sector (the 248 gauge fields) in the commutative limit; the matter sector (128 fermions and 28 scalars) must be computed via heat kernel and conformal perturbation methods. The partition function emerges as a consistency test for the reconstruction theorem: the value computed directly from the noncommutative torus algebra $A_\theta$ must agree with that obtained from the reconstructed metric via standard conformal field theory methods.</p>
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spellingShingle The Conformal Anomaly of $E_8$ Modular Spacetime
Janik, John
sphere partition function
modular theory
AQFT
gauge invariant
<p>We develop the sphere partition function within the framework of $E_8$ modular spacetime, where four-dimensional Lorentzian geometry emerges from the modular structure of a hyperfinite type~$\mathrm{III}_1$ factor with outer $E_8$ symmetry. The sphere partition function $Z(S^d)$ serves as a gauge-invariant, systematically calculable observable that bridges microscopic noncommutative data and macroscopic emergent geometry. We establish the mathematical foundations for its computation using split-regularized spectral functionals, demonstrate how it encodes the conformal anomaly coefficients recoverable from relative entropy, and provide explicit computational strategies leveraging the $E_8$ representation structure. Since the noncommutative deformation breaks supersymmetry, exact supersymmetric localization applies only to the vector sector (the 248 gauge fields) in the commutative limit; the matter sector (128 fermions and 28 scalars) must be computed via heat kernel and conformal perturbation methods. The partition function emerges as a consistency test for the reconstruction theorem: the value computed directly from the noncommutative torus algebra $A_\theta$ must agree with that obtained from the reconstructed metric via standard conformal field theory methods.</p>
title The Conformal Anomaly of $E_8$ Modular Spacetime
topic sphere partition function
modular theory
AQFT
gauge invariant
url https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17811472