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Title: Relative entropy equals bulk relative entropy

Abstract

We consider the gravity dual of the modular Hamiltonian associated to a general subregion of a boundary theory. We use it to argue that the relative entropy of nearby states is given by the relative entropy in the bulk, to leading order in the bulk gravitational coupling. We also argue that the boundary modular flow is dual to the bulk modular flow in the entanglement wedge, with implications for entanglement wedge reconstruction.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4]
  1. Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States). Center for Fundamental Laws of Nature
  2. Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)
  3. Inst. for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ (United States)
  4. Kavli Inst. for Theoretical Physics, Santa Barbara, CA (United States); Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Canada). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE; National Science Foundation (NSF); Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC); Simons Foundation
OSTI Identifier:
1327000
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0009988; PHY-1352084; PHY-1314198; PHY11-25915; 376206
Resource Type:
Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 2016; Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 1029-8479
Publisher:
Springer Berlin
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; AdS-CFT Correspondence; 1/N Expansion, Models of Quantum Gravity; Field Theories in Higher Dimensions

Citation Formats

Jafferis, Daniel L., Lewkowycz, Aitor, Maldacena, Juan, and Suh, S. Josephine. Relative entropy equals bulk relative entropy. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1007/JHEP06(2016)004.
Jafferis, Daniel L., Lewkowycz, Aitor, Maldacena, Juan, & Suh, S. Josephine. Relative entropy equals bulk relative entropy. United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2016)004
Jafferis, Daniel L., Lewkowycz, Aitor, Maldacena, Juan, and Suh, S. Josephine. 2016. "Relative entropy equals bulk relative entropy". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2016)004. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1327000.
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title = {Relative entropy equals bulk relative entropy},
author = {Jafferis, Daniel L. and Lewkowycz, Aitor and Maldacena, Juan and Suh, S. Josephine},
abstractNote = {We consider the gravity dual of the modular Hamiltonian associated to a general subregion of a boundary theory. We use it to argue that the relative entropy of nearby states is given by the relative entropy in the bulk, to leading order in the bulk gravitational coupling. We also argue that the boundary modular flow is dual to the bulk modular flow in the entanglement wedge, with implications for entanglement wedge reconstruction.},
doi = {10.1007/JHEP06(2016)004},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1327000}, journal = {Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)},
issn = {1029-8479},
number = 6,
volume = 2016,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}

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