The averaged null energy conditions in even dimensional curved spacetimes from AdS/CFT duality

DOI10.1007/JHEP10(2020)106zbMATH Open1456.83034arXiv2008.07942MaRDI QIDQ2657769FDOQ2657769

Authors: Norihiro Iizuka, Akihiro Ishibashi, Kengo Maeda 

Publication date: 14 March 2021

Published in: Journal of High Energy Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We consider averaged null energy conditions (ANEC) for strongly coupled quantum field theories in even (two and four) dimensional curved spacetimes by applying the no-bulk-shortcut principle in the context of the AdS/CFT duality. In the same context but in odd-dimensions, the present authors previously derived a conformally invariant averaged null energy condition (CANEC), which is a version of the ANEC with a certain weight function for conformal invariance. In even-dimensions, however, one has to deal with gravitational conformal anomalies, which make relevant formulas much more complicated than the odd-dimensional case. In two-dimensions, we derive the ANEC by applying the no-bulk-shortcut principle. In four-dimensions, we derive an inequality which essentially provides the lower-bound for the ANEC with a weight function. For this purpose, and also to get some geometric insights into gravitational conformal anomalies, we express the stress-energy formulas in terms of geometric quantities such as the expansions of boundary null geodesics and a quasi-local mass of the boundary geometry. We argue when the lowest bound is achieved and also discuss when the averaged value of the null energy can be negative, considering a simple example of a spatially compact universe with wormhole throat.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.07942

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zbMATH Keywords

classical theories of gravityAdS-CFT correspondence

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Gravitational energy and conservation laws; groups of motions (83C40) Methods of quantum field theory in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C47) Correspondence, duality, holography (AdS/CFT, gauge/gravity, etc.) (81T35)

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