<p>Euclidean path integrals can be used to prepare states of a Lorentzian QFT. So long as any sources are turned off on the <i>t</i> = 0 surface, the resulting Lorentzian states all belong to the same Hilbert space. Constructing more states than allowed by the Lorentzian density of states means that the resulting states must be linearly dependent. For large amplitude sources and a fixed cutoff on energy, the AdS bulk dual of this effect has been conjectured to be captured by spacetime wormholes. Wormholes should then be generic in the presence of large such Euclidean sources; i.e., at large source amplitude one should find wormholes unless the source is fine-tuned in some way.</p><p>This hypothesis can be studied in a context with asymptotically locally AdS<sub>4</sub> boundaries of topology <i>S</i><sup>1</sup> × <i>S</i><sup>2</sup> in which the wormhole is supported by a source for minimally-coupled massless bulk scalars. In preparation for a later more complete study, we consider here a preliminary toy version of the model in which the spacetimes are cohomogeneity-1, but with the consequence that the sources do not vanish at <i>t</i> = 0. We then find that generic sources at large masses do <i>not</i> lead to wormholes. Along the way we map out the phase diagram for wormhole, thermal AdS, and black hole phases of our cohomogeneity-1 ansatz. We also numerically evaluate their stability by identifying negative modes. In parallel with the previously-studied case of <i>S</i><sup>3</sup> boundaries, the results are analogous to those associated with the familiar Hawking-Page transition.</p>

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Are S1 × S2 wormholes generic with large sources?

  • Xiaoyi Liu,
  • Donald Marolf,
  • Jorge E. Santos

摘要

Euclidean path integrals can be used to prepare states of a Lorentzian QFT. So long as any sources are turned off on the t = 0 surface, the resulting Lorentzian states all belong to the same Hilbert space. Constructing more states than allowed by the Lorentzian density of states means that the resulting states must be linearly dependent. For large amplitude sources and a fixed cutoff on energy, the AdS bulk dual of this effect has been conjectured to be captured by spacetime wormholes. Wormholes should then be generic in the presence of large such Euclidean sources; i.e., at large source amplitude one should find wormholes unless the source is fine-tuned in some way.

This hypothesis can be studied in a context with asymptotically locally AdS4 boundaries of topology S1 × S2 in which the wormhole is supported by a source for minimally-coupled massless bulk scalars. In preparation for a later more complete study, we consider here a preliminary toy version of the model in which the spacetimes are cohomogeneity-1, but with the consequence that the sources do not vanish at t = 0. We then find that generic sources at large masses do not lead to wormholes. Along the way we map out the phase diagram for wormhole, thermal AdS, and black hole phases of our cohomogeneity-1 ansatz. We also numerically evaluate their stability by identifying negative modes. In parallel with the previously-studied case of S3 boundaries, the results are analogous to those associated with the familiar Hawking-Page transition.