A universal formula for the density of states in theories with finite-group symmetry
Daniel Harlow, Hirosi Ooguri
Abstract
Abstract In this paper we use Euclidean gravity to derive a simple formula for the density of black hole microstates which transform in each irreducible representation of any finite gauge group. Since each representation appears with nonzero density, this gives a new proof of the completeness hypothesis for finite gauge fields. Inspired by the generality of the argument we further propose that the formula applies at high energy in any quantum field theory with a finite-group global symmetry, and give some evidence for this conjecture.
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PhysicsTheoretical physicsGauge groupGauge theoryConjectureEuclidean geometrySymmetry (geometry)Symmetry groupFundamental representationCompleteness (order theory)Simple (philosophy)Mathematical physicsQuantum mechanicsPure mathematicsMathematicsMathematical analysisLie algebraEpistemologyPhilosophyGeometryWeightBlack Holes and Theoretical PhysicsCosmology and Gravitation TheoriesNoncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories