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Holographic Complexity Equals Bulk Action?

2016· article· en· 872 citations· W2203723895 on OpenAlex· 10.1103/physrevlett.116.191301

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Abstract

We conjecture that the quantum complexity of a holographic state is dual to the action of a certain spacetime region that we call a Wheeler-DeWitt patch. We illustrate and test the conjecture in the context of neutral, charged, and rotating black holes in anti-de Sitter spacetime, as well as black holes perturbed with static shells and with shock waves. This conjecture evolved from a previous conjecture that complexity is dual to spatial volume, but appears to be a major improvement over the original. In light of our results, we discuss the hypothesis that black holes are the fastest computers in nature.

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Venue
Physical Review Letters
Topic
Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
Field
Physics and Astronomy
Canadian institutions
Funders
Institut Périmètre de physique théoriqueHertz FoundationJohn Templeton FoundationSimons FoundationU.S. Department of EnergyNational Science Foundation
Keywords
Action (physics)HolographyPhysicsTheoretical physicsQuantum mechanicsStatistical physics
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