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A Note On The Canonical Formalism for Gravity
Edward Witten
We describe a simple gauge-fixing that leads to a construction of a quantum Hilbert space for quantum gravity in an asymptotically Anti de Sitter spacetime, valid to all orders of…
Large N algebras and generalized entropy
Venkatesa Chandrasekaran, Geoff Penington, Edward Witten
We construct a Type II von Neumann algebra that describes the large physics of single-trace operators in AdS/CFT in the microcanonical ensemble, where there is no need…
An Algebra of Observables for de Sitter Space
Venkatesa Chandrasekaran, Roberto Longo, Geoff Penington +1
We describe an algebra of observables for a static patch in de Sitter space, with operators gravitationally dressed to the worldline of an observer. The algebra is a von Neumann al…
No Ensemble Averaging Below the Black Hole Threshold
Jean-Marc Schlenker, Edward Witten
In the AdS/CFT correspondence, amplitudes associated to connected bulk manifolds with disconnected boundaries have presented a longstanding mystery. A possible interpretation is th…