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Holographic Normal Ordering and Multi-particle States in the AdS/CFT Correspondence
The general correlator of composite operators of N=4 supersymmetric gauge
field theory is divergent. We introduce a means for renormalizing these
correlators by adding a boundary theory on the AdS space correcting for the
divergences. Such renormalizations are not equivalent to the standard normal
ordering of current algebras in two dimensions. The correlators contain contact
terms that contribute to the OPE; we relate them diagrammatically to
correlation functions of compound composite operators dual to multi-particle
states.Comment: 18 pages, one equation corr., further comments and refs. adde
Four-point Functions of Lowest Weight CPOs in N=4 SYM_4 in Supergravity Approximation
We show that the recently found quartic action for the scalars from the
massless graviton multiplet of type IIB supergravity compactified on
AdS_5\times S^5 background coincides with the relevant part of the action of
the gauged N=8 5d supergravity on AdS_5. We then use this action to compute the
4-point function of the lowest weight chiral primary operators
\tr(\phi^{(i}\phi^{j)}) in N=4 SYM_4 at large and at strong `t Hooft
coupling.Comment: Latex, 21p, misprints are correcte
On the number of representations providing noiseless subsystems
This paper studies the combinatoric structure of the set of all
representations, up to equivalence, of a finite-dimensional semisimple Lie
algebra. This has intrinsic interest as a previously unsolved problem in
representation theory, and also has applications to the understanding of
quantum decoherence. We prove that for Hilbert spaces of sufficiently high
dimension, decoherence-free subspaces exist for almost all representations of
the error algebra. For decoherence-free subsystems, we plot the function
which is the fraction of all -dimensional quantum systems which
preserve bits of information through DF subsystems, and note that this
function fits an inverse beta distribution. The mathematical tools which arise
include techniques from classical number theory.Comment: 17 pp, 4 figs, accepted for Physical Review
Topological Quantum Compiling
A method for compiling quantum algorithms into specific braiding patterns for
non-Abelian quasiparticles described by the so-called Fibonacci anyon model is
developed. The method is based on the observation that a universal set of
quantum gates acting on qubits encoded using triplets of these quasiparticles
can be built entirely out of three-stranded braids (three-braids). These
three-braids can then be efficiently compiled and improved to any required
accuracy using the Solovay-Kitaev algorithm.Comment: 20 pages, 20 figures, published versio
Protected gates for topological quantum field theories
We study restrictions on locality-preserving unitary logical gates for
topological quantum codes in two spatial dimensions. A locality-preserving
operation is one which maps local operators to local operators --- for example,
a constant-depth quantum circuit of geometrically local gates, or evolution for
a constant time governed by a geometrically-local bounded-strength Hamiltonian.
Locality-preserving logical gates of topological codes are intrinsically fault
tolerant because spatially localized errors remain localized, and hence
sufficiently dilute errors remain correctable. By invoking general properties
of two-dimensional topological field theories, we find that the
locality-preserving logical gates are severely limited for codes which admit
non-abelian anyons; in particular, there are no locality-preserving logical
gates on the torus or the sphere with M punctures if the braiding of anyons is
computationally universal. Furthermore, for Ising anyons on the M-punctured
sphere, locality-preserving gates must be elements of the logical Pauli group.
We derive these results by relating logical gates of a topological code to
automorphisms of the Verlinde algebra of the corresponding anyon model, and by
requiring the logical gates to be compatible with basis changes in the logical
Hilbert space arising from local F-moves and the mapping class group.Comment: 50 pages, many figures, v3: updated to match published versio
Conjecture on Hidden Superconformal Symmetry of N=4 Supergravity
We argue that the observed UV finiteness of the 3-loop extended
supergravities may be a manifestation of a hidden local superconformal symmetry
of supergravity. We focus on the SU(2,2|4) dimensionless superconformal model.
In Poincare gauge where the compensators are fixed to phi^2= 6 M_P^2 this model
becomes a pure classical N=4 Einstein supergravity. We argue that in N=4 the
higher-derivative superconformal invariants like phi^{-4}W^2 \bar W^2 and the
consistent local anomaly delta (ln phi W^2) are not available. This conjecture
on hidden local N=4 superconformal symmetry of Poincare supergravity may be
supported by subsequent loop computations.Comment: 14 p A discussion of half-maximal D=6 superconformal models is adde
Bosonic Quadratic Actions for 11D Supergravity on AdS_7/4 x S_4/7
We determine from 11D supergravity the quadratic bulk action for the physical
bosonic fields relevant for the computation of correlation functions of
normalized chiral operators in D=6, N=(0,2) and D=3, N=8 supersymmetric CFT in
the large N limit, as dictated by the AdS/CFT duality conjecture.Comment: 16 pages, Plain TeX, no figures, requires AMS font files amssym.def
and amssym.tex, a few typos correcte
Solution to the 3-loop -derivable Approximation for Scalar Thermodynamics
We solve the 3-loop -derivable approximation to the thermodynamics of
the massless field theory by reducing it to a 1-parameter variational
problem. The thermodynamic potential is expanded in powers of and ,
where is the coupling constant, is a variational mass parameter, and
is the temperature. There are ultraviolet divergences beginning at 6th
order in that cannot be removed by renormalization. However the finite
thermodynamic potential obtained by truncating after terms of 5th order in
and defines a stable approximation to the thermodynamic functions.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figur
Universal properties of superconformal OPEs for 1/2 BPS operators in
We give a general analysis of OPEs of 1/2 BPS superfield operators for the
superconformal algebras OSp(8/4,R), PSU(2,2), F and
OSp() which underlie maximal AdS supergravity in . \\
The corresponding three-point functions can be formally factorized in a way
similar to the decomposition of a generic superconformal UIR into a product of
supersingletons. This allows for a simple derivation of branching rules for
primary superfields. The operators of protected conformal dimension which may
appear in the OPE are classified and are shown to be either 1/2 or 1/4 BPS, or
semishort. As an application, we discuss the "non-renormalization" of extremal
-point correlators.Comment: To be published in NJP Focus Issue: Supersymmetry in condensed matter
and high energy physic
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