Gravity/CFT correspondence for three-dimensional Einstein gravity with a conformal scalar field

We study the three-dimensional Einstein gravity conformally coupled to a scalar field. Solutions of this theory are geometries with vanishing scalar curvature. We consider solutions with a constant scalar field which corresponds to an infinite Newtonʼs constant. There is a class of solutions with po...

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Published in:Nuclear physics. B 2013-02, Vol.867 (2), p.483-505
Main Authors: Hasanpour, M., Loran, F., Razaghian, H.
Format: Article
Language:English
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3D black holes
Gravity/CFT correspondence
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Summary:We study the three-dimensional Einstein gravity conformally coupled to a scalar field. Solutions of this theory are geometries with vanishing scalar curvature. We consider solutions with a constant scalar field which corresponds to an infinite Newtonʼs constant. There is a class of solutions with possible curvature singularities which asymptotic symmetries are given by two copies of the Virasoro algebra. We argue that the central charge of the corresponding CFT is infinite. Furthermore, we construct a family of Schwarzschild solutions which can be conformally mapped to the Martínez–Zanelli solution of Einsteinʼs equations with a negative cosmological constant coupled to conformal scalar field.
ISSN:0550-3213
1873-1562
DOI:10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2012.10.002