An exact quantization of Jackiw-Teitelboim gravity

Abstract We propose an exact quantization of two-dimensional Jackiw-Teitelboim (JT) gravity by formulating the JT gravity theory as a 2D gauge theory placed in the presence of a loop defect. The gauge group is a certain central extension of PSL(2, ℝ) by ℝ. We find that the exact partition function o...

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Main Authors: Luca V. Iliesiu, Silviu S. Pufu, Herman Verlinde, Yifan Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-11-01
Series:Journal of High Energy Physics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/JHEP11(2019)091