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Connectedness Of The Boundary In The AdS/CFT Correspondence

Witten, Edward and Yau, S.-T. (1999) Connectedness Of The Boundary In The AdS/CFT Correspondence. Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, 3 (6). pp. 1635-1655. ISSN 1095-0761. doi:10.4310/ATMP.1999.v3.n6.a1. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20111213-101913525

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Abstract

Let M be a complete Einstein manifold of negative curvature, and assume that (as in the AdS/CFT correspondence) it has a Penrose compactification with a conformal boundary N of positive scalar curvature. We show that under these conditions, H_n(M;Z) = 0 and in particular N must be connected. These results resolve some puzzles concerning the AdS/CFT correspondence.


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http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9910245arXivDiscussion Paper
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Witten, Edward0000-0002-7752-6073
Additional Information:© 2000 International Press. We thank A. Strominger for discussions. Research of E.W. has been supported in part by NSF Grant PHY-95-13835 and the Caltech Discovery Fund. Research of S.-T. Yau supported in part by NSF Grant DMS-9803347 and DOE Grant FG02-88ER25065.
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Department of Energy (DOE)FG02-88ER25065
Issue or Number:6
DOI:10.4310/ATMP.1999.v3.n6.a1
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