3 papers
hep-th2026
Horizon Edge Partition Functions in Quantum Gravity
Y. T. Albert Law, Varun Lochab
We obtain the spectra of codimension-2 horizon "edge" degrees of freedom for gravity and higher-spin gauge fields in de Sitter space and in the static Nariai spacetime, advancing p…
hep-th2026
Gravitons on Nariai Edges
Y. T. Albert Law, Varun Lochab
We show that, for any , the one-loop graviton path integral on factorizes into bulk and edge parts. The bulk equals the thermal partition function of a…
hep-th2026
De Sitter Horizon Edge Partition Functions
Y. T. Albert Law
One-loop path integrals were shown to factorize into two parts: a bulk thermal ideal gas partition function in a static patch and an edge partition function as…