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Do holographic CFT states have unique semiclassical bulk duals?

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arxiv 2408.02720 v3 pith:TBP74OW3 submitted 2024-08-05 hep-th gr-qc

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We discuss a situation where a holographic CFT state has multiple semiclassical bulk duals. In our example, a given holographic state has two simple, semiclassical descriptions, one with a closed universe, constructed using the gravitational path integral, and one without a closed universe, constructed using the extrapolate dictionary. This highlights an ambiguity in the AdS/CFT dictionary. We propose various options for resolving this tension although none are perfectly satisfactory. We also discuss what this implies for the black hole interior and the gravitational path integral.

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