Explorations in Precision Holography and Higher-derivative Supergravity
dc.contributor.author | Saskowski, Robert | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-05-22T17:23:56Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-05-22T17:23:56Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2024 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/193309 | |
dc.description.abstract | This thesis explores topics related to the study of quantum gravity, with a focus on precision holography and higher-derivative supergravity. First, we study subleading corrections to the free energy of a particular 3D $mathcal N=3$ Chern-Simons-matter theory found by Gaiotto and Tomasiello, which is given by a matrix model after supersymmetric localization. This theory is dual to massive IIA supergravity on $mathrm{AdS}_4timesmathbb{CP}^3$, and consequently, the structure of subleading corrections to the field theory naturally elucidates the higher-derivative corrections to the gravity dual. We extract the first order of corrections to the free energy using resolvent methods, and our results imply that particular terms in the supergravity action should vanish on-shell. Next, we consider the ``unreasonable effectiveness'' of five-dimensional minimal gauged supergravity. There are three independent supersymmetric four-derivative terms that one can add to the action; nevertheless, after going on-shell (or, equivalently, after a field redefinition that pushes the off-shell discrepancies to six-derivative order), there is a unique supersymmetric invariant. Third, we consider the effect of higher-derivative corrections in holographic renormalization group flows across dimensions. In particular, we construct a local holographic $c$-function out of metric functions and show its monotonicity via the Null Energy Condition. We also construct a $c$-function from the entanglement entropy for flows with a $mathrm{CFT}_2$ IR fixed point, and we show that such flows are monotonic. Finally, we consider consistent truncations of four-derivative heterotic supergravity. In particular, we show that reducing both on an $n$-dimensional torus $T^n$ or on $S^3$ and truncating the vector multiplets is indeed a consistent truncation at the four-derivative level. Moreover, we find examples of two-derivative consistent truncations which fail to extend to four-derivative ones. | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.subject | Supergravity | |
dc.subject | AdS/CFT correspondence | |
dc.subject | Holography | |
dc.subject | Quantum Gravity | |
dc.subject | String Theory | |
dc.title | Explorations in Precision Holography and Higher-derivative Supergravity | |
dc.type | Thesis | |
dc.description.thesisdegreename | PhD | |
dc.description.thesisdegreediscipline | Physics | |
dc.description.thesisdegreegrantor | University of Michigan, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies | |
dc.contributor.committeemember | Liu, James T | |
dc.contributor.committeemember | Ruetsche, Laura | |
dc.contributor.committeemember | Aidala, Christine A | |
dc.contributor.committeemember | Pando Zayas, Leopoldo A | |
dc.contributor.committeemember | Pierce, Aaron | |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Physics | |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Science | |
dc.contributor.affiliationumcampus | Ann Arbor | |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/193309/1/rsaskows_1.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/22954 | |
dc.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-9828-6814 | |
dc.identifier.name-orcid | Saskowski, Robert; 0000-0002-9828-6814 | en_US |
dc.working.doi | 10.7302/22954 | en |
dc.owningcollname | Dissertations and Theses (Ph.D. and Master's) |
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