Unambiguous Phase Spaces for Subregions

Abstract

The covariant phase space technique is a powerful formalism for understanding the Hamiltonian description of covariant field theories. However, applications of this technique to problems involving subregions, such as the exterior of a black hole, have heretofore been plagued by boundary ambiguities. We provide a resolution of these ambiguities by directly computing the symplectic structure from the path integral, showing that it may be written as a contour integral around a partial Cauchy surface. This result has implications for gauge symmetry and entanglement.

26 pages, 7 figures. Clarified details. Comments appreciated

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