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arxiv: 1702.00566 · v2 · pith:LDKBQD7Onew · submitted 2017-02-02 · ✦ hep-th · gr-qc· math.DG

Holographic calculation of boundary terms in conformal anomaly

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In the presence of boundaries the integrated conformal anomaly is modified by the boundary terms so that the anomaly is non-vanishing in any (even or odd) dimension. The boundary terms are due to extrinsic curvature whose exact structure in $d=3$ and $d=4$ has recently been identified. In this note we present a holographic calculation of those terms in two different prescriptions for the holographic description of the boundary CFT. We stress the role of supersymmetry when discussing the holographic description of ${\cal N}=4$ SYM on a $4$-manifold with boundaries.

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