Published September 24, 2015 | Version v1
Journal article

Entanglement entropy for singular surfaces in hyperscaling violating theories

  • 1. School of Physics, Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM),P.O. Box 19395-5531, Tehran (Iran, Islamic Republic of)
  • 2. School of Particles and Accelerators, Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM),P.O. Box 19395-5531, Tehran (Iran, Islamic Republic of)
  • 3. SISSA and INFN,via Bonomea 265, 34136, Trieste (Italy)
  • 4. School of Astronomy, Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM),P.O. Box 19395-5531, Tehran (Iran, Islamic Republic of)

Description

We study the holographic entanglement entropy for singular surfaces in theories described holographically by hyperscaling violating backgrounds. We consider singular surfaces consisting of cones or creases in diverse dimensions. The structure of UV divergences of entanglement entropy exhibits new logarithmic terms whose coefficients, being cut-off independent, could be used to define new central charges in the nearly smooth limit. We also show that there is a relation between these central charges and the one appearing in the two-point function of the energy-momentum tensor. Finally we examine how this relation is affected by considering higher-curvature terms in the gravitational action.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/JHEP09(2015)172; Available from http://repo.scoap3.org/record/11988

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)
Journal Volume
2015
Journal Issue
09
Journal Page Range
p. 172
ISSN
1029-8479

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
48029265
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
ENERGY-MOMENTUM TENSOR; ENTROPY; GAUGE INVARIANCE; GRAVITATION; HOLOGRAPHIC PRINCIPLE; QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SURFACES; ULTRAVIOLET DIVERGENCES
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; TENSORS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES

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Copyright
Copyright (c) OPEN ACCESS, © The Authors
Notes
PUBLISHER-ID: JHEP09(2015)172; ARXIV:1507.05897; OAI: oai:repo.scoap3.org:11988
Funding organization
SCOAP3, CERN, Geneva (Switzerland)