3d gravity as a random ensemble

Abstract We give further evidence that the matrix-tensor model studied in [1] is dual to AdS3 gravity including the sum over topologies. This provides a 3D version of the duality between JT gravity and an ensemble of random Hamiltonians, in which the matrix and tensor provide random CFT2 data subjec...

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Main Authors: Daniel L. Jafferis, Liza Rozenberg, Gabriel Wong
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Published: SpringerOpen 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP02(2025)208
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description Abstract We give further evidence that the matrix-tensor model studied in [1] is dual to AdS3 gravity including the sum over topologies. This provides a 3D version of the duality between JT gravity and an ensemble of random Hamiltonians, in which the matrix and tensor provide random CFT2 data subject to a potential that incorporates the bootstrap constraints. We show how the Feynman rules of the ensemble produce a sum over all 3-manifolds and how surgery is implemented by the matrix integral. The partition functions of the resulting 3d gravity theory agree with Virasoro TQFT (VTQFT) on a fixed, hyperbolic manifold. However, on non-hyperbolic geometries, our 3d gravity theory differs from VTQFT, leading to a difference in the eigenvalue statistics of the associated ensemble. As explained in [1], the Schwinger-Dyson (SD) equations of the matrix-tensor integral play a crucial role in understanding how gravity emerges in the limit that the ensemble localizes to exact CFT’s. We show how the SD equations can be translated into a combinatorial problem about 3-manifolds.
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spelling doaj-art-99bcf0fa38d0453fbf44273bcd27e3512025-08-20T01:53:04ZengSpringerOpenJournal of High Energy Physics1029-84792025-02-012025217110.1007/JHEP02(2025)2083d gravity as a random ensembleDaniel L. Jafferis0Liza Rozenberg1Gabriel Wong2Jefferson Physical Laboratory, Harvard UniversityJefferson Physical Laboratory, Harvard UniversityJefferson Physical Laboratory, Harvard UniversityAbstract We give further evidence that the matrix-tensor model studied in [1] is dual to AdS3 gravity including the sum over topologies. This provides a 3D version of the duality between JT gravity and an ensemble of random Hamiltonians, in which the matrix and tensor provide random CFT2 data subject to a potential that incorporates the bootstrap constraints. We show how the Feynman rules of the ensemble produce a sum over all 3-manifolds and how surgery is implemented by the matrix integral. The partition functions of the resulting 3d gravity theory agree with Virasoro TQFT (VTQFT) on a fixed, hyperbolic manifold. However, on non-hyperbolic geometries, our 3d gravity theory differs from VTQFT, leading to a difference in the eigenvalue statistics of the associated ensemble. As explained in [1], the Schwinger-Dyson (SD) equations of the matrix-tensor integral play a crucial role in understanding how gravity emerges in the limit that the ensemble localizes to exact CFT’s. We show how the SD equations can be translated into a combinatorial problem about 3-manifolds.https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP02(2025)208AdS-CFT CorrespondenceMatrix ModelsModels of Quantum GravityTopological Field Theories
spellingShingle Daniel L. Jafferis
Liza Rozenberg
Gabriel Wong
3d gravity as a random ensemble
Journal of High Energy Physics
AdS-CFT Correspondence
Matrix Models
Models of Quantum Gravity
Topological Field Theories
title 3d gravity as a random ensemble
title_full 3d gravity as a random ensemble
title_fullStr 3d gravity as a random ensemble
title_full_unstemmed 3d gravity as a random ensemble
title_short 3d gravity as a random ensemble
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topic AdS-CFT Correspondence
Matrix Models
Models of Quantum Gravity
Topological Field Theories
url https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP02(2025)208
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