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Title: The Weak Gravity Conjecture in three dimensions

Journal Article · · Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)
 [1];  [2];  [2]
  1. Univ. Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid (Spain); Inst. de Física Teórica IFT-UAM/CSIC
  2. Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI (United States). Dept. of Physics; Hong Kong Univ. of Science and Technology, Hong Kong (China). Dept. of Physics & Inst. for Advanced Study

We study weakly coupled U(1) theories in AdS3, their associated charged BTZ solutions, and their charged spectra. We find that modular invariance of the holographic dual two-dimensional CFT and compactness of the gauge group together imply the existence of charged operators with conformal dimension significantly below the black hole threshold. We regard this as a form of the Weak Gravity Conjecture (WGC) in three dimensions. We also explore the constraints posed by modular invariance on a particular discrete $$\mathbb{Z}$$ N symmetry which arises in our discussion. In this case, modular invariance does not guarantee the existence of light $$\mathbb{Z}$$ N -charged states. We also highlight the differences between our discussion and the usual heuristic arguments for the WGC based on black hole remnants.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-95ER40896
OSTI ID:
1533258
Journal Information:
Journal of High Energy Physics (Online), Vol. 2016, Issue 10; ISSN 1029-8479
Publisher:
Springer BerlinCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 110 works
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