Remark on the variational principle in the AdS/CFT correspondence for the scalar field

Abstract

We discuss how the variational principle can be used as a criterion for choosing, among scalar field actions implying the same equation of motion, the appropriate one for the AdS/CFT correspondence.

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• Large N Field Theories, String Theory and Gravity
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