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Dynamical actions and q-representation theory for double-scaled SYK
Andreas Blommaert, Thomas G. Mertens, Shunyu Yao
We show that DSSYK amplitudes are reproduced by considering the quantum mechanics of a constrained particle on the quantum group SU. We construct its left-and right-regula…
Quantum exponentials for the modular double and applications in gravity models
Thomas G. Mertens
In this note, we propose a decomposition of the quantum matrix group SL as (deformed) exponentiation of the quantum algebra generators of Faddeev's modular doub…
A proposal for 3d quantum gravity and its bulk factorization
Thomas G. Mertens, Joan Simón, Gabriel Wong
Recent progress in AdS/CFT has provided a good understanding of how the bulk spacetime is encoded in the entanglement structure of the boundary CFT. However, little is known about…
Solvable Models of Quantum Black Holes: A Review on Jackiw-Teitelboim Gravity
Thomas G. Mertens, Gustavo J. Turiaci
We review recent developments in Jackiw-Teitelboim (JT) gravity. This is a simple solvable model of quantum gravity in two dimensions (that arises e.g. from the s-wave sector of hi…
Operational islands and black hole dissipation in JT gravity
Julian De Vuyst, Thomas G. Mertens
In this work, we revisit the problem of finding entanglement islands in 2d Jackiw-Teitelboim (JT) gravity. We implement the following adjustments to the traditional setup: (1) we d…
From Quantum Groups to Liouville and Dilaton Quantum Gravity
Yale Fan, Thomas G. Mertens
We investigate the underlying quantum group symmetry of 2d Liouville and dilaton gravity models, both consolidating known results and extending them to the cases with $\mathcal{N}…