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hep-th2026

An observer's quantization of 3d de Sitter

Andreas Blommaert, Damiano Tietto, Herman Verlinde

What is the density of states of the de Sitter static patch? We propose a definition and calculation of such a density in 3d dS. Our proposal involves a sum over an SL(2,$\mathbb{Z…

hep-th2026

Time in gravitational subregions and in closed universes

Andreas Blommaert, Chang-Han Chen

What are gauge-invariant local observables in a subregion in quantum gravity? How does one even define such a subregion non-perturbatively? We study these questions in JT gravity.…

hep-th2025

SYK collective field theory as complex Liouville gravity

Andreas Blommaert, Damiano Tietto, Herman Verlinde

We establish a precise relationship between the collective field theory of the double scaled SYK model and the worldsheet theory of the complex Liouville string a.k.a. sine di…

hep-th2025

Sphere amplitudes and observing the universe's size

Andreas Blommaert, Adam Levine

Sine dilaton gravity is holographically related to DSSYK. We explain how to interpret sine dilaton as 2d quantum cosmology. This paves the way for using two copies of DSSYK as holo…

hep-th2025

Wormholes, branes and finite matrices in sine dilaton gravity

Andreas Blommaert, Adam Levine, Thomas G. Mertens +2

We compute the double trumpet in sine dilaton gravity via WdW quantization. The wormhole size is discretized. The wormhole amplitude matches the spectral correlation of a finite-cu…

hep-th2024

An entropic puzzle in periodic dilaton gravity and DSSYK

Andreas Blommaert, Adam Levine, Thomas G. Mertens +2

We study 2d dilaton gravity theories with a periodic potential, with special emphasis on sine dilaton gravity, which is holographically dual to double-scaled SYK. The periodicity o…