Euclidean wormholes in string theory

被引:91
作者
Arkani-Hamed, Nima [1 ]
Orgera, Jacopo [2 ]
Polchinski, Joseph [3 ]
机构
[1] Harvard Univ, Jefferson Lab Phys, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
[2] Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Dept Phys, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
[3] Kavli Inst Teheoret Phys, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
关键词
AdS-CFT correspondence; gauge-gravity correspondence;
D O I
10.1088/1126-6708/2007/12/018
中图分类号
O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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摘要
We show that toroidal compactification of type II string theory to six dimensions admits axionic euclidean wormhole solutions. These wormholes can be inserted into AdS(3) x S-3 x T-4 backgrounds, which have a well-defined CFT dual. AdS/CFT duality then suggests that the wormhole solutions cannot be interpreted using a parameters as originally suggested by Coleman.
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