Holographic formulation of quantum supergravity

Yi Ling and Lee Smolin
Phys. Rev. D 63, 064010 – Published 12 February 2001
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Abstract

We show that N=1 supergravity with a cosmological constant can be expressed as constrained topological field theory based on the supergroup Osp(1|4). The theory is then extended to include timelike boundaries with finite spatial area. Consistent boundary conditions are found which induce a boundary theory based on a supersymmetric Chern-Simons theory. The boundary state space is constructed from states of the boundary supersymmetric Chern-Simons theory on the punctured two sphere and naturally satisfies the Bekenstein bound, where area is measured by the area operator of quantum supergravity.

  • Received 30 October 2000

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.63.064010

©2001 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Yi Ling* and Lee Smolin

  • Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry, Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
  • The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, South Kensington, London SW7 2BZ, United Kingdom

  • *Email address: ling@phys.psu.edu
  • Email address: smolin@phys.psu.edu

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Vol. 63, Iss. 6 — 15 March 2001

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