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AdS$_3$ Pure Gravity and Stringy Unitarity

Year: 2023

Type: preprint

Abstract: We construct a unitary, modular-invariant torus partition function of a two-dimensional conformal field theory with a Virasoro primary spectral gap of $Δ_* = \frac{c-1}{12}$ above the vacuum. The twist gap is identical, apart from two states $\mathcal{O}_*$ with spin scaling linearly in the central charge $c$. These states admit an AdS$_3$ interpretation as strongly coupled strings. All other states are black hole microstates.

Source: arXiv (Cornell University)

DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2308.01787

Authors: Di Ubaldo, Gabriele, Perlmutter, Eric

Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives, Institut de Physique Théorique, Université Paris-Saclay

Language: English

Topic: Black Holes and Theoretical Physics

Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4385964722

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