Wormholes and entanglement in holography

Abstract

In this essay, we consider highly entangled states in theories with a gravity dual, where the entangled degrees of freedom are causally disconnected from each other. Using the basic rules of holography, we argue that there is a non-traversable wormhole in the gravity dual whose geometry encodes the pattern of the entanglement.

arXiv comment9 pages, 4 figures; Gravity Research Foundation essay - Honorable Mention

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