Localization & Exact Quantum Entropy

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1 Localization & Exact Quantum Entropy Atish Dabholkar CERN, Geneva Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris VI Progress in QFT and String Theory 6 April 2012 Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 1 / 46

2 1 Motivation Quantum Entropy AdS 2/CFT 1 Holography 2 Strategy Microscopic Counting Localization 3 Supergravity Off-shell supergravity for Localization Localizing Instanton and its Renormalized action 4 String Theory Reducing the problem to supergravity Putting it all together 5 Conclusions Summary and Outlook Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 2 / 46

3 Based on A.D. João Gomes, Sameer Murthy, Localization and Exact Holography, arxiv: A.D. João Gomes, Sameer Murthy, Quantum Black Holes, Localization, and the Topological String, arxiv: A.D., Sameer Murthy, Don Zagier; Quantum Black Holes, Wall-crossing, and Mock Modular Forms, arxiv:12mm.nnnn Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 3 / 46

4 Quantum Entropy Two Related Motivations Entropy of black holes remains one of the most important and precise clues about the microstructure of quantum gravity. Can we compute exact quantum entropy of black holes including all corrections both microscopically and macroscopically? Holography has emerged as one of the central concepts regarding the degrees of freedom of quantum gravity. Can we find simple example of AdS/CFT holgraphy where we might be able to prove it exactly? Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 4 / 46

5 Quantum Entropy Two Related Motivations Entropy of black holes remains one of the most important and precise clues about the microstructure of quantum gravity. Can we compute exact quantum entropy of black holes including all corrections both microscopically and macroscopically? Holography has emerged as one of the central concepts regarding the degrees of freedom of quantum gravity. Can we find simple example of AdS/CFT holgraphy where we might be able to prove it exactly? Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 4 / 46

6 Quantum Entropy Two Related Motivations Entropy of black holes remains one of the most important and precise clues about the microstructure of quantum gravity. Can we compute exact quantum entropy of black holes including all corrections both microscopically and macroscopically? Holography has emerged as one of the central concepts regarding the degrees of freedom of quantum gravity. Can we find simple example of AdS/CFT holgraphy where we might be able to prove it exactly? Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 4 / 46

7 Quantum Entropy Two Related Motivations Entropy of black holes remains one of the most important and precise clues about the microstructure of quantum gravity. Can we compute exact quantum entropy of black holes including all corrections both microscopically and macroscopically? Holography has emerged as one of the central concepts regarding the degrees of freedom of quantum gravity. Can we find simple example of AdS/CFT holgraphy where we might be able to prove it exactly? Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 4 / 46

8 Quantum Entropy Black Hole Entropy Bekenstein [72]; Hawking[75] For a BPS black hole with charge vector (q, p), for large charges, the leading Bekenestein- Hawking entropy precisely matches the logarithm of the degeneracy of the corresponding quantum microstates A(q, p) 4 = log(d(q, p)) + O(1/Q) Strominger & Vafa [96] This beautiful approximate agreement raises two important questions: What exact formula is this an approximation to? Can we systematically compute corrections to both sides of this formula, perturbatively and nonperturbatively in 1/Q and may be even exactly for arbitrary finite values of the charges? Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 5 / 46

9 Quantum Entropy Black Hole Entropy Bekenstein [72]; Hawking[75] For a BPS black hole with charge vector (q, p), for large charges, the leading Bekenestein- Hawking entropy precisely matches the logarithm of the degeneracy of the corresponding quantum microstates A(q, p) 4 = log(d(q, p)) + O(1/Q) Strominger & Vafa [96] This beautiful approximate agreement raises two important questions: What exact formula is this an approximation to? Can we systematically compute corrections to both sides of this formula, perturbatively and nonperturbatively in 1/Q and may be even exactly for arbitrary finite values of the charges? Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 5 / 46

10 Quantum Entropy Finite size effects We do not know which phase of string theory might correspond to the real world. For such a theory under construction, a useful strategy is to focus on universal properties that must hold in all phases. One universal requirement for a quantum theory of gravity is that in any phase of the theory that admits a black hole, it must be possible to interpret black hole as a statistical ensemble of quantum states. Finite size corrections to the entropy, unlike the leading area formula, depend on the details of the phase, and provide a sensitive probe of short distance degrees of freedom. This is an extremely stringent constraint on the consistency of the theory since it must hold in all phases of the theory. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 6 / 46

11 Quantum Entropy Finite size effects We do not know which phase of string theory might correspond to the real world. For such a theory under construction, a useful strategy is to focus on universal properties that must hold in all phases. One universal requirement for a quantum theory of gravity is that in any phase of the theory that admits a black hole, it must be possible to interpret black hole as a statistical ensemble of quantum states. Finite size corrections to the entropy, unlike the leading area formula, depend on the details of the phase, and provide a sensitive probe of short distance degrees of freedom. This is an extremely stringent constraint on the consistency of the theory since it must hold in all phases of the theory. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 6 / 46

12 Quantum Entropy Finite size effects We do not know which phase of string theory might correspond to the real world. For such a theory under construction, a useful strategy is to focus on universal properties that must hold in all phases. One universal requirement for a quantum theory of gravity is that in any phase of the theory that admits a black hole, it must be possible to interpret black hole as a statistical ensemble of quantum states. Finite size corrections to the entropy, unlike the leading area formula, depend on the details of the phase, and provide a sensitive probe of short distance degrees of freedom. This is an extremely stringent constraint on the consistency of the theory since it must hold in all phases of the theory. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 6 / 46

13 Quantum Entropy Finite size effects We do not know which phase of string theory might correspond to the real world. For such a theory under construction, a useful strategy is to focus on universal properties that must hold in all phases. One universal requirement for a quantum theory of gravity is that in any phase of the theory that admits a black hole, it must be possible to interpret black hole as a statistical ensemble of quantum states. Finite size corrections to the entropy, unlike the leading area formula, depend on the details of the phase, and provide a sensitive probe of short distance degrees of freedom. This is an extremely stringent constraint on the consistency of the theory since it must hold in all phases of the theory. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 6 / 46

14 Quantum Entropy Nonperturbative Spectrum Conversely, we can use the knowledge of exact black hole results from the bulk to learn about the exact nonperturbative spectrum of the theory. One can compare any putative counting fromula against the black hole entropy. This has already proved to be a useful guide in understanding for example the exact spectrum of quarter-bps dyons in N=4 theories. In particular to fix subtle issues about dependence of the counting formula on wall-crossing, arithmetic duality invariants. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 7 / 46

15 Quantum Entropy Nonperturbative Spectrum Conversely, we can use the knowledge of exact black hole results from the bulk to learn about the exact nonperturbative spectrum of the theory. One can compare any putative counting fromula against the black hole entropy. This has already proved to be a useful guide in understanding for example the exact spectrum of quarter-bps dyons in N=4 theories. In particular to fix subtle issues about dependence of the counting formula on wall-crossing, arithmetic duality invariants. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 7 / 46

16 Quantum Entropy Wald entropy and beyond Wald[94]; Iyer & Wald [94]; Jacobson, Kang, & Myers [93] Wald entropy can incorporate the corrections to Bekenstein-Hawking entropy from all higher-derivative local terms in the effective action. This does not include quantum effects from integrating out massless fields. These are in general essential for example for duality invariance. For a systematic comparison one needs a manifestly duality covariant formalism that generalizes Wald entropy. Such a formalism has been proposed recently by Sen using AdS 2 /CFT 1 holography. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 8 / 46

17 Quantum Entropy Wald entropy and beyond Wald[94]; Iyer & Wald [94]; Jacobson, Kang, & Myers [93] Wald entropy can incorporate the corrections to Bekenstein-Hawking entropy from all higher-derivative local terms in the effective action. This does not include quantum effects from integrating out massless fields. These are in general essential for example for duality invariance. For a systematic comparison one needs a manifestly duality covariant formalism that generalizes Wald entropy. Such a formalism has been proposed recently by Sen using AdS 2 /CFT 1 holography. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 8 / 46

18 Quantum Entropy Wald entropy and beyond Wald[94]; Iyer & Wald [94]; Jacobson, Kang, & Myers [93] Wald entropy can incorporate the corrections to Bekenstein-Hawking entropy from all higher-derivative local terms in the effective action. This does not include quantum effects from integrating out massless fields. These are in general essential for example for duality invariance. For a systematic comparison one needs a manifestly duality covariant formalism that generalizes Wald entropy. Such a formalism has been proposed recently by Sen using AdS 2 /CFT 1 holography. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 8 / 46

19 Quantum Entropy Wald entropy and beyond Wald[94]; Iyer & Wald [94]; Jacobson, Kang, & Myers [93] Wald entropy can incorporate the corrections to Bekenstein-Hawking entropy from all higher-derivative local terms in the effective action. This does not include quantum effects from integrating out massless fields. These are in general essential for example for duality invariance. For a systematic comparison one needs a manifestly duality covariant formalism that generalizes Wald entropy. Such a formalism has been proposed recently by Sen using AdS 2 /CFT 1 holography. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 8 / 46

20 Quantum Entropy Wald entropy and beyond Wald[94]; Iyer & Wald [94]; Jacobson, Kang, & Myers [93] Wald entropy can incorporate the corrections to Bekenstein-Hawking entropy from all higher-derivative local terms in the effective action. This does not include quantum effects from integrating out massless fields. These are in general essential for example for duality invariance. For a systematic comparison one needs a manifestly duality covariant formalism that generalizes Wald entropy. Such a formalism has been proposed recently by Sen using AdS 2 /CFT 1 holography. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 8 / 46

21 AdS 2 /CFT 1 Holography Quantum Entropy and AdS 2 /CFT 1 Sen [08] Near horizon geometry of a BPS black hole is AdS 2 S 2. Quantum entropy can be defined as as partition function of the AdS 2. W (q, p) = exp [ 2π i q i A i dθ ] finite 0 AdS 2. Functional integral over all string fields. The Wilson line insertion is necessary so that classical variational problem is well defined. The black hole is made up of a complicated brane configuration. The worldvolume theory typically has a gap. Focusing on low energy states gives CFT 1 with a degenerate, finite dimensional Hilbert space. Partition function d(q, p) is simply the dimension of this Hilbert space. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 9 / 46

22 AdS 2 /CFT 1 Holography Functional Integral Boundary Conditions For a theory with some vector fields A i and scalar fields φ a, we have the fall-off conditions [ (r ds0 2 = v 2 + O(1) ) dθ 2 dr 2 ] + r 2, + O(1) φ a = u a + O(1/r), A i = i e i (r O(1))dθ, (1) Magnetic charges are fluxes on the S 2. Constants v, e i, u a fixed to attractor values v, e i, u a determined purely in terms of the charges, and set the boundary condition for the functional integral. Quantum entropy is purely a function of the charges (q, p). The functional integral is infrared divergent due to infinite volume of the AdS 2. Holographic renormalization to define the finite part. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 10 / 46

23 AdS 2 /CFT 1 Holography Renormalized functional integral Put a cutoff at a large r = r 0. Lagrangian L bulk is a local functional, hence the action has the form with C 0, C 1 independent of r 0. S bulk = C 0 r 0 + C 1 + O(r 1 0 ), C 0 can be removed by a boundary counter-term (boundary cosmological constant). C 1 is field dependent to be integrated over. Quantum Entropy gives a proper generalization of Wald entropy to include not only higher-derivative local terms but also the effect of integrating over massless fields. This is essential for duality invariance and for a systematic comparison since nonlocal effects can contribute to same order. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 11 / 46

24 AdS 2 /CFT 1 Holography Renormalized functional integral Put a cutoff at a large r = r 0. Lagrangian L bulk is a local functional, hence the action has the form with C 0, C 1 independent of r 0. S bulk = C 0 r 0 + C 1 + O(r 1 0 ), C 0 can be removed by a boundary counter-term (boundary cosmological constant). C 1 is field dependent to be integrated over. Quantum Entropy gives a proper generalization of Wald entropy to include not only higher-derivative local terms but also the effect of integrating over massless fields. This is essential for duality invariance and for a systematic comparison since nonlocal effects can contribute to same order. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 11 / 46

25 AdS 2 /CFT 1 Holography Renormalized functional integral Put a cutoff at a large r = r 0. Lagrangian L bulk is a local functional, hence the action has the form with C 0, C 1 independent of r 0. S bulk = C 0 r 0 + C 1 + O(r 1 0 ), C 0 can be removed by a boundary counter-term (boundary cosmological constant). C 1 is field dependent to be integrated over. Quantum Entropy gives a proper generalization of Wald entropy to include not only higher-derivative local terms but also the effect of integrating over massless fields. This is essential for duality invariance and for a systematic comparison since nonlocal effects can contribute to same order. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 11 / 46

26 AdS 2 /CFT 1 Holography Renormalized functional integral Put a cutoff at a large r = r 0. Lagrangian L bulk is a local functional, hence the action has the form with C 0, C 1 independent of r 0. S bulk = C 0 r 0 + C 1 + O(r 1 0 ), C 0 can be removed by a boundary counter-term (boundary cosmological constant). C 1 is field dependent to be integrated over. Quantum Entropy gives a proper generalization of Wald entropy to include not only higher-derivative local terms but also the effect of integrating over massless fields. This is essential for duality invariance and for a systematic comparison since nonlocal effects can contribute to same order. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 11 / 46

27 AdS 2 /CFT 1 Holography Renormalized functional integral Put a cutoff at a large r = r 0. Lagrangian L bulk is a local functional, hence the action has the form with C 0, C 1 independent of r 0. S bulk = C 0 r 0 + C 1 + O(r 1 0 ), C 0 can be removed by a boundary counter-term (boundary cosmological constant). C 1 is field dependent to be integrated over. Quantum Entropy gives a proper generalization of Wald entropy to include not only higher-derivative local terms but also the effect of integrating over massless fields. This is essential for duality invariance and for a systematic comparison since nonlocal effects can contribute to same order. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 11 / 46

28 AdS 2 /CFT 1 Holography To summarize, our most ambitious goal will be twofold. 1 Compute d(q, p) from bound state dynamics of branes. 2 Compute W (q, p) from the bulk for arbitrary finite charges by evaluating the functional integral over string fields in AdS 2. Check if the two agree. The first problem has now been solved in some cases. We now know the exact spectrum of both half and quarter-bps dyonic black holes for all charges at all points in the moduli space for certain N = 4 theories. And for a large class of states in N = 8 theories. Maldacena, Moore, Strominger [98] Dijkgraaf, Verlinde, Verlinde; [96] Gaiotto, Strominger, Yin; David, Sen [05]; David, Jatkar, Sen; Dabholkar, Nampuri; Dabholkar, Gaiotto [06]; Sen; Dabholkar, Gaiotto, Nampuri; Cheng, Verlinde [07]; Banerjee, Sen, Srivastava; Dabholkar, Gomes, Murthy [08] Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 12 / 46

29 AdS 2 /CFT 1 Holography To summarize, our most ambitious goal will be twofold. 1 Compute d(q, p) from bound state dynamics of branes. 2 Compute W (q, p) from the bulk for arbitrary finite charges by evaluating the functional integral over string fields in AdS 2. Check if the two agree. The first problem has now been solved in some cases. We now know the exact spectrum of both half and quarter-bps dyonic black holes for all charges at all points in the moduli space for certain N = 4 theories. And for a large class of states in N = 8 theories. Maldacena, Moore, Strominger [98] Dijkgraaf, Verlinde, Verlinde; [96] Gaiotto, Strominger, Yin; David, Sen [05]; David, Jatkar, Sen; Dabholkar, Nampuri; Dabholkar, Gaiotto [06]; Sen; Dabholkar, Gaiotto, Nampuri; Cheng, Verlinde [07]; Banerjee, Sen, Srivastava; Dabholkar, Gomes, Murthy [08] Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 12 / 46

30 Microscopic Counting Type II string theory on a T 6 Exact microscopic degeneracy of one-eighth BPS dyonic black holes with charge vector (Q, P) are given in terms of the Fourier coefficients of the following counting function. F (τ, z) = ϑ2 1 (τ, z) η 6 (τ). where ϑ 1 is the Jacobi theta function and η is the Dedekind function. With q := e 2πiτ and y := e 2πiz, they have the product representations ϑ 1 (τ, z) = q (y 2 y 1 2 ) (1 q n )(1 yq n )(1 y 1 q n ), η(τ) = q 1 24 n=1 (1 q n ). n=1 Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 13 / 46

31 Microscopic Counting Rademacher expansion The degeneracy d( ) depends only the U-duality invariant = Q 2 P 2 (Q P) 2 and admits an exact expansion with where d( ) = d c ( ) c=1 d c ( ) = ( 1) +1 (π ) 1 2π Ĩ 7 2 c c 9/2 K c( ). Ĩ ρ (z) = 1 ɛ+i 1 2πi ɛ i σ z 2 eσ+ ρ+1 4σ dσ, is a modifield Bessel function and K c ( ) is the Kloosterman sum. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 14 / 46

32 Microscopic Counting Kloosterman Sum The Kloosterman sum has intricate number theoretic structure defined by K c ( ) := e 5πi/4 c d<0; (d,c)=1 e 2πi d c ( /4) M(γ c,d ) 1 l1 with l = mod 2 and ad = 1 mod c, ( ) a (ad 1)/c γ c,d = c d and M is a particular representation of SL(2, Z). e2πi a c ( 1/4) Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 15 / 46

33 Microscopic Counting Our goal now will be to evaluate the formal expression for W(q,p) by doing the functional integral over string fields in AdS 2. This is of course highly nontrivial and may seem foolishly ambitious. Surprisingly, one can go quite far using localization techniques to reduce the functional integral to finite number of ordinary integrals. With enough supersymmetry, it seems possible to even evaluate these ordinary integrals all the way under certain assumptions. Bulk of my talk will be about some recent progress in the evaluations of W (q, p) functional integral using localization. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 16 / 46

34 Microscopic Counting Our goal now will be to evaluate the formal expression for W(q,p) by doing the functional integral over string fields in AdS 2. This is of course highly nontrivial and may seem foolishly ambitious. Surprisingly, one can go quite far using localization techniques to reduce the functional integral to finite number of ordinary integrals. With enough supersymmetry, it seems possible to even evaluate these ordinary integrals all the way under certain assumptions. Bulk of my talk will be about some recent progress in the evaluations of W (q, p) functional integral using localization. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 16 / 46

35 Microscopic Counting Our goal now will be to evaluate the formal expression for W(q,p) by doing the functional integral over string fields in AdS 2. This is of course highly nontrivial and may seem foolishly ambitious. Surprisingly, one can go quite far using localization techniques to reduce the functional integral to finite number of ordinary integrals. With enough supersymmetry, it seems possible to even evaluate these ordinary integrals all the way under certain assumptions. Bulk of my talk will be about some recent progress in the evaluations of W (q, p) functional integral using localization. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 16 / 46

36 Microscopic Counting Our goal now will be to evaluate the formal expression for W(q,p) by doing the functional integral over string fields in AdS 2. This is of course highly nontrivial and may seem foolishly ambitious. Surprisingly, one can go quite far using localization techniques to reduce the functional integral to finite number of ordinary integrals. With enough supersymmetry, it seems possible to even evaluate these ordinary integrals all the way under certain assumptions. Bulk of my talk will be about some recent progress in the evaluations of W (q, p) functional integral using localization. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 16 / 46

37 Microscopic Counting Our goal now will be to evaluate the formal expression for W(q,p) by doing the functional integral over string fields in AdS 2. This is of course highly nontrivial and may seem foolishly ambitious. Surprisingly, one can go quite far using localization techniques to reduce the functional integral to finite number of ordinary integrals. With enough supersymmetry, it seems possible to even evaluate these ordinary integrals all the way under certain assumptions. Bulk of my talk will be about some recent progress in the evaluations of W (q, p) functional integral using localization. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 16 / 46

38 Microscopic Counting Our goal now will be to evaluate the formal expression for W(q,p) by doing the functional integral over string fields in AdS 2. This is of course highly nontrivial and may seem foolishly ambitious. Surprisingly, one can go quite far using localization techniques to reduce the functional integral to finite number of ordinary integrals. With enough supersymmetry, it seems possible to even evaluate these ordinary integrals all the way under certain assumptions. Bulk of my talk will be about some recent progress in the evaluations of W (q, p) functional integral using localization. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 16 / 46

39 Localization Localization Consider a supermanifold M with an odd (fermionic) vector field Q be such that Q 2 = H for some compact bosonic vector field H. To evaluate an integral of a Q-invariant function h with Q-invariant measure we first deform it I := dµ h e S I (λ) := dµ h e S λqv, M where V is a fermionic, H-invariant function. Easy to check I (λ) = 0, so I (λ) is independent of λ. Hence, instead of at λ = 0, we can evaluate it at λ = where semiclassical approximation is exact. Witten[88, 91], Duistermaat-Heckmann [82], Schwarz & Zaboronsky [95] M Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 17 / 46

40 Localization Localization Consider a supermanifold M with an odd (fermionic) vector field Q be such that Q 2 = H for some compact bosonic vector field H. To evaluate an integral of a Q-invariant function h with Q-invariant measure we first deform it I := dµ h e S I (λ) := dµ h e S λqv, M where V is a fermionic, H-invariant function. Easy to check I (λ) = 0, so I (λ) is independent of λ. Hence, instead of at λ = 0, we can evaluate it at λ = where semiclassical approximation is exact. Witten[88, 91], Duistermaat-Heckmann [82], Schwarz & Zaboronsky [95] M Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 17 / 46

41 Localization Localization Consider a supermanifold M with an odd (fermionic) vector field Q be such that Q 2 = H for some compact bosonic vector field H. To evaluate an integral of a Q-invariant function h with Q-invariant measure we first deform it I := dµ h e S I (λ) := dµ h e S λqv, M where V is a fermionic, H-invariant function. Easy to check I (λ) = 0, so I (λ) is independent of λ. Hence, instead of at λ = 0, we can evaluate it at λ = where semiclassical approximation is exact. Witten[88, 91], Duistermaat-Heckmann [82], Schwarz & Zaboronsky [95] M Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 17 / 46

42 Localization Choice of the Supercharge In this limit, the functional integral localizes onto the critical points of the functional S Q := QV. This reduces the functional integral over field space to a this localizing submanifold. To apply to our problem, we pick Q which squares to H = 4(L J). Here L generates rotation of the Euclidean AdS 2 which is a disk and J generates a rotation of S 2, so H is compact. Given this choice of Q we choose the localizing action functional to be S Q = QV ; V = (QΨ, Ψ) where Ψ denotes schematically all fermions of the theory. To apply this directly in string theory is not feasible given the state of string field theory. So we will first solve a simpler problem in supergravity. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 18 / 46

43 Localization Choice of the Supercharge In this limit, the functional integral localizes onto the critical points of the functional S Q := QV. This reduces the functional integral over field space to a this localizing submanifold. To apply to our problem, we pick Q which squares to H = 4(L J). Here L generates rotation of the Euclidean AdS 2 which is a disk and J generates a rotation of S 2, so H is compact. Given this choice of Q we choose the localizing action functional to be S Q = QV ; V = (QΨ, Ψ) where Ψ denotes schematically all fermions of the theory. To apply this directly in string theory is not feasible given the state of string field theory. So we will first solve a simpler problem in supergravity. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 18 / 46

44 Localization Choice of the Supercharge In this limit, the functional integral localizes onto the critical points of the functional S Q := QV. This reduces the functional integral over field space to a this localizing submanifold. To apply to our problem, we pick Q which squares to H = 4(L J). Here L generates rotation of the Euclidean AdS 2 which is a disk and J generates a rotation of S 2, so H is compact. Given this choice of Q we choose the localizing action functional to be S Q = QV ; V = (QΨ, Ψ) where Ψ denotes schematically all fermions of the theory. To apply this directly in string theory is not feasible given the state of string field theory. So we will first solve a simpler problem in supergravity. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 18 / 46

45 Localization Choice of the Supercharge In this limit, the functional integral localizes onto the critical points of the functional S Q := QV. This reduces the functional integral over field space to a this localizing submanifold. To apply to our problem, we pick Q which squares to H = 4(L J). Here L generates rotation of the Euclidean AdS 2 which is a disk and J generates a rotation of S 2, so H is compact. Given this choice of Q we choose the localizing action functional to be S Q = QV ; V = (QΨ, Ψ) where Ψ denotes schematically all fermions of the theory. To apply this directly in string theory is not feasible given the state of string field theory. So we will first solve a simpler problem in supergravity. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 18 / 46

46 Localization Choice of the Supercharge In this limit, the functional integral localizes onto the critical points of the functional S Q := QV. This reduces the functional integral over field space to a this localizing submanifold. To apply to our problem, we pick Q which squares to H = 4(L J). Here L generates rotation of the Euclidean AdS 2 which is a disk and J generates a rotation of S 2, so H is compact. Given this choice of Q we choose the localizing action functional to be S Q = QV ; V = (QΨ, Ψ) where Ψ denotes schematically all fermions of the theory. To apply this directly in string theory is not feasible given the state of string field theory. So we will first solve a simpler problem in supergravity. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 18 / 46

47 Localization A simpler problem in supergravity Consider Ŵ (q, p) which is the same functional integral but in supergravity coupled to only n v + 1 vector multiplets. This is still a complicated functional integral over spacetime fields. We will show using localization that this functional integral reduces to an ordinary integral over n v + 1 real parameters. Huge simplification. To apply localization inside the functional integral, one requires an off-shell formulation. In general, off-shell supergravity is notoriously complicated but for N = 2 vector multiplets an elegant formalism exists that gauges the full superconformal group. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 19 / 46

48 Localization A simpler problem in supergravity Consider Ŵ (q, p) which is the same functional integral but in supergravity coupled to only n v + 1 vector multiplets. This is still a complicated functional integral over spacetime fields. We will show using localization that this functional integral reduces to an ordinary integral over n v + 1 real parameters. Huge simplification. To apply localization inside the functional integral, one requires an off-shell formulation. In general, off-shell supergravity is notoriously complicated but for N = 2 vector multiplets an elegant formalism exists that gauges the full superconformal group. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 19 / 46

49 Localization A simpler problem in supergravity Consider Ŵ (q, p) which is the same functional integral but in supergravity coupled to only n v + 1 vector multiplets. This is still a complicated functional integral over spacetime fields. We will show using localization that this functional integral reduces to an ordinary integral over n v + 1 real parameters. Huge simplification. To apply localization inside the functional integral, one requires an off-shell formulation. In general, off-shell supergravity is notoriously complicated but for N = 2 vector multiplets an elegant formalism exists that gauges the full superconformal group. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 19 / 46

50 Localization A simpler problem in supergravity Consider Ŵ (q, p) which is the same functional integral but in supergravity coupled to only n v + 1 vector multiplets. This is still a complicated functional integral over spacetime fields. We will show using localization that this functional integral reduces to an ordinary integral over n v + 1 real parameters. Huge simplification. To apply localization inside the functional integral, one requires an off-shell formulation. In general, off-shell supergravity is notoriously complicated but for N = 2 vector multiplets an elegant formalism exists that gauges the full superconformal group. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 19 / 46

51 Localization A simpler problem in supergravity Consider Ŵ (q, p) which is the same functional integral but in supergravity coupled to only n v + 1 vector multiplets. This is still a complicated functional integral over spacetime fields. We will show using localization that this functional integral reduces to an ordinary integral over n v + 1 real parameters. Huge simplification. To apply localization inside the functional integral, one requires an off-shell formulation. In general, off-shell supergravity is notoriously complicated but for N = 2 vector multiplets an elegant formalism exists that gauges the full superconformal group. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 19 / 46

52 Off-shell supergravity for Localization Multiplets and Off-shell supersymmetry transformations Gravity multiplet: Vielbein, spin connection, auxiliary fields and fermions Vector multiplet: vector field A I µ, complex scalar X I and an SU(2) triplet of auxiliary fields Yij I and fermions. Here i is SU(2) doublet. ( ) X I = X I, Ω I i, A I µ, Yij I δω i = 2 /DX ɛ i ε ijf µν γ µν ɛ j + Y ij ɛ j + 2X η i, where ɛ, η are the (superconformal) supersymmetry parameters. de Wit, Lauwers, van Holten, Van Proeyen [1980] Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 20 / 46

53 Off-shell supergravity for Localization Multiplets and Off-shell supersymmetry transformations Gravity multiplet: Vielbein, spin connection, auxiliary fields and fermions Vector multiplet: vector field A I µ, complex scalar X I and an SU(2) triplet of auxiliary fields Yij I and fermions. Here i is SU(2) doublet. ( ) X I = X I, Ω I i, A I µ, Yij I δω i = 2 /DX ɛ i ε ijf µν γ µν ɛ j + Y ij ɛ j + 2X η i, where ɛ, η are the (superconformal) supersymmetry parameters. de Wit, Lauwers, van Holten, Van Proeyen [1980] Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 20 / 46

54 Off-shell supergravity for Localization Multiplets and Off-shell supersymmetry transformations Gravity multiplet: Vielbein, spin connection, auxiliary fields and fermions Vector multiplet: vector field A I µ, complex scalar X I and an SU(2) triplet of auxiliary fields Yij I and fermions. Here i is SU(2) doublet. ( ) X I = X I, Ω I i, A I µ, Yij I δω i = 2 /DX ɛ i ε ijf µν γ µν ɛ j + Y ij ɛ j + 2X η i, where ɛ, η are the (superconformal) supersymmetry parameters. de Wit, Lauwers, van Holten, Van Proeyen [1980] Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 20 / 46

55 Off-shell supergravity for Localization Multiplets and Off-shell supersymmetry transformations Gravity multiplet: Vielbein, spin connection, auxiliary fields and fermions Vector multiplet: vector field A I µ, complex scalar X I and an SU(2) triplet of auxiliary fields Yij I and fermions. Here i is SU(2) doublet. ( ) X I = X I, Ω I i, A I µ, Yij I δω i = 2 /DX ɛ i ε ijf µν γ µν ɛ j + Y ij ɛ j + 2X η i, where ɛ, η are the (superconformal) supersymmetry parameters. de Wit, Lauwers, van Holten, Van Proeyen [1980] Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 20 / 46

56 Off-shell supergravity for Localization Importance of being off-shell The beauty of off-shell supergravity is that the supersymmetry transformations are specified once and for all and do not depend on the choice of the action. This is crucial for localization. Auxiliary fields which are normally eliminated from the physical action acquire nontrivial position dependence for the localizing instanton solutions. With this setup, the bosonic part (QΩ, QΩ) of the QV action is a sum of perfect squares. Setting each of these terms to zero gives a set of first-order differential equations. Happily, it turns out they can be solved exactly to obtain an analytic solution. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 21 / 46

57 Off-shell supergravity for Localization Importance of being off-shell The beauty of off-shell supergravity is that the supersymmetry transformations are specified once and for all and do not depend on the choice of the action. This is crucial for localization. Auxiliary fields which are normally eliminated from the physical action acquire nontrivial position dependence for the localizing instanton solutions. With this setup, the bosonic part (QΩ, QΩ) of the QV action is a sum of perfect squares. Setting each of these terms to zero gives a set of first-order differential equations. Happily, it turns out they can be solved exactly to obtain an analytic solution. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 21 / 46

58 Off-shell supergravity for Localization Importance of being off-shell The beauty of off-shell supergravity is that the supersymmetry transformations are specified once and for all and do not depend on the choice of the action. This is crucial for localization. Auxiliary fields which are normally eliminated from the physical action acquire nontrivial position dependence for the localizing instanton solutions. With this setup, the bosonic part (QΩ, QΩ) of the QV action is a sum of perfect squares. Setting each of these terms to zero gives a set of first-order differential equations. Happily, it turns out they can be solved exactly to obtain an analytic solution. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 21 / 46

59 Off-shell supergravity for Localization Importance of being off-shell The beauty of off-shell supergravity is that the supersymmetry transformations are specified once and for all and do not depend on the choice of the action. This is crucial for localization. Auxiliary fields which are normally eliminated from the physical action acquire nontrivial position dependence for the localizing instanton solutions. With this setup, the bosonic part (QΩ, QΩ) of the QV action is a sum of perfect squares. Setting each of these terms to zero gives a set of first-order differential equations. Happily, it turns out they can be solved exactly to obtain an analytic solution. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 21 / 46

60 Off-shell supergravity for Localization The bosonic part of the localizing action (QΨ, QΨ) cosh(η) [ K 2sech(η)H) ] cosh(η) [ H 1 + H tanh(η) ] cosh(η)[h H2 2 + H3 2 ] [ + 2A f01 J 1 ] 2 A (sin(ψ)j 3 sinh(η)j 1 ) [ + 2B f J 1 ] 2 B (sin(ψ)j 3 + sinh(η)j 1 ) [ + 2A f ] 2 A (sin(ψ)j 1 + sinh(η)j 3 ) [ + 2B f ] 2 B (sin(ψ)j 1 sinh(η)j 3 ) Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 22 / 46

61 Off-shell supergravity for Localization where [ + 2A f ] 2 A (sin(ψ)j 0 + sinh(η)j 2 ) [ + 2B f ] 2 B (sin(ψ)j 0 + sinh(η)j 2 ) + 4 cosh(η) AB [sinh(η)j 0 sin(ψ)j 2 ] cosh(η) sinh2 (η) [J1 2 + J3 2 ], AB H I a := e µ a µ H I, J I a := e µ a µ J I, A := cosh(η) + cos(ψ), B := cosh(η) cos(ψ). It is understood that all squares are summed over the index I. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 23 / 46

62 Localizing Instanton and its Renormalized action Localizing instanton Solution X I = X I + C I, X I = X I + C I r r Y1 I 1 = Y2 I 2 = 2C I r 2, f µν I = 0. Solves a major piece of the problem by identifying the off-shell field configurations onto which the functional integral localizes. Thus, a functional integral is reduced to a finite dimensional ordinary integral. This instanton is universal and does not depend on the physical action. Scalar fields move away from the attractor values X I inside the AdS 2 climbing up the entropy function potential. Q supersymmetry is still maintained because auxiliary fields get nontrivial position dependence. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 24 / 46

63 Localizing Instanton and its Renormalized action Localizing instanton Solution X I = X I + C I, X I = X I + C I r r Y1 I 1 = Y2 I 2 = 2C I r 2, f µν I = 0. Solves a major piece of the problem by identifying the off-shell field configurations onto which the functional integral localizes. Thus, a functional integral is reduced to a finite dimensional ordinary integral. This instanton is universal and does not depend on the physical action. Scalar fields move away from the attractor values X I inside the AdS 2 climbing up the entropy function potential. Q supersymmetry is still maintained because auxiliary fields get nontrivial position dependence. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 24 / 46

64 Localizing Instanton and its Renormalized action We now need to evaluate the physical action on the localizing instantons after proper renormalization to compute S ren (C, q, p) ( i(x I F I F I X I )) ( 1 2 R) + [ i µ F I µ X I if IJ(F I ab 1 4 X I T ij ab ε ij)(f abj 1 4 X J T ij ab ε ij) 1 8 if I (F +I ab 1 4 X I T abij ε ij )T ij ab ε ij 1 8 if IJY I ij Y Jij i 32 F (T abij ε ij ) if ÂĈ 1 8 if ÂÂ(εik ε jl Bij Bkl 2 F ab F ab ) i F ab FÂI (F I ab 1 4 X I T ij ab ε ij) 1 4 i B ij FÂI Y Iij + h.c. ] i(x I F I F I X I ) ( a V a 1 2 V a V a 1 4 M ij 2 + D a Φ i αd a Φ α i). Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 25 / 46

65 Localizing Instanton and its Renormalized action We now need to evaluate the physical action on the localizing instantons after proper renormalization to compute S ren (C, q, p) ( i(x I F I F I X I )) ( 1 2 R) + [ i µ F I µ X I if IJ(F I ab 1 4 X I T ij ab ε ij)(f abj 1 4 X J T ij ab ε ij) 1 8 if I (F +I ab 1 4 X I T abij ε ij )T ij ab ε ij 1 8 if IJY I ij Y Jij i 32 F (T abij ε ij ) if ÂĈ 1 8 if ÂÂ(εik ε jl Bij Bkl 2 F ab F ab ) i F ab FÂI (F I ab 1 4 X I T ij ab ε ij) 1 4 i B ij FÂI Y Iij + h.c. ] i(x I F I F I X I ) ( a V a 1 2 V a V a 1 4 M ij 2 + D a Φ i αd a Φ α i). Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 25 / 46

66 Localizing Instanton and its Renormalized action Renormalized action Substituting our localizing instanton solution in the above action we can extract the finite piece after removing the leading divergent piece linear in r 0 by holographic renormalization. After a tedious algebra, one obtains a remarkably simple form for the renormalized action S ren as a function of {C I }. S ren (φ, q, p) = πq I φ I + F(φ, p) (2) with φ I := e I + 2iC I and F given by F(φ, p) = 2πi [ ( φ I + ip I ) ( φ F F I ip I ) ], 2 2 where e I are the attractor values of the electric field. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 26 / 46

67 Localizing Instanton and its Renormalized action Renormalized action Substituting our localizing instanton solution in the above action we can extract the finite piece after removing the leading divergent piece linear in r 0 by holographic renormalization. After a tedious algebra, one obtains a remarkably simple form for the renormalized action S ren as a function of {C I }. S ren (φ, q, p) = πq I φ I + F(φ, p) (2) with φ I := e I + 2iC I and F given by F(φ, p) = 2πi [ ( φ I + ip I ) ( φ F F I ip I ) ], 2 2 where e I are the attractor values of the electric field. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 26 / 46

68 Localizing Instanton and its Renormalized action Note that S ren (φ, q, p) equals precisely the classical entropy function E(e, q, p). In particular, exp(s ren ) is the topological string partition function. The physics is however completely different. E(e, q, p) depends on the the attractor values X of the scalar fields. S ren (φ, q, p) depends on the value of the scalar fields at the center of AdS 2. This difference is very important. Even though scalar fields are fixed at the boundary, their value at the origin can fluctuate and we can integrate over them for large values. It is something of a surprise that the renormalized action for these very off-shell field configurations takes the same form as the on-shell classical entropy function. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 27 / 46

69 Localizing Instanton and its Renormalized action Note that S ren (φ, q, p) equals precisely the classical entropy function E(e, q, p). In particular, exp(s ren ) is the topological string partition function. The physics is however completely different. E(e, q, p) depends on the the attractor values X of the scalar fields. S ren (φ, q, p) depends on the value of the scalar fields at the center of AdS 2. This difference is very important. Even though scalar fields are fixed at the boundary, their value at the origin can fluctuate and we can integrate over them for large values. It is something of a surprise that the renormalized action for these very off-shell field configurations takes the same form as the on-shell classical entropy function. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 27 / 46

70 Localizing Instanton and its Renormalized action Note that S ren (φ, q, p) equals precisely the classical entropy function E(e, q, p). In particular, exp(s ren ) is the topological string partition function. The physics is however completely different. E(e, q, p) depends on the the attractor values X of the scalar fields. S ren (φ, q, p) depends on the value of the scalar fields at the center of AdS 2. This difference is very important. Even though scalar fields are fixed at the boundary, their value at the origin can fluctuate and we can integrate over them for large values. It is something of a surprise that the renormalized action for these very off-shell field configurations takes the same form as the on-shell classical entropy function. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 27 / 46

71 Localizing Instanton and its Renormalized action Note that S ren (φ, q, p) equals precisely the classical entropy function E(e, q, p). In particular, exp(s ren ) is the topological string partition function. The physics is however completely different. E(e, q, p) depends on the the attractor values X of the scalar fields. S ren (φ, q, p) depends on the value of the scalar fields at the center of AdS 2. This difference is very important. Even though scalar fields are fixed at the boundary, their value at the origin can fluctuate and we can integrate over them for large values. It is something of a surprise that the renormalized action for these very off-shell field configurations takes the same form as the on-shell classical entropy function. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 27 / 46

72 Localizing Instanton and its Renormalized action Note that S ren (φ, q, p) equals precisely the classical entropy function E(e, q, p). In particular, exp(s ren ) is the topological string partition function. The physics is however completely different. E(e, q, p) depends on the the attractor values X of the scalar fields. S ren (φ, q, p) depends on the value of the scalar fields at the center of AdS 2. This difference is very important. Even though scalar fields are fixed at the boundary, their value at the origin can fluctuate and we can integrate over them for large values. It is something of a surprise that the renormalized action for these very off-shell field configurations takes the same form as the on-shell classical entropy function. Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 27 / 46

73 Reducing the problem to supergravity We at present lack a useful definition of functional integral over string fields. To apply localization, we proceed in three steps. Three Steps: 1 Integrate out massive string and Kaluza-Klein modes to obtain a local Wilsonian effective action for the massless supergravity fields. 2 Solve a supergravity problem to evaluate Ŵ (q, p). 3 Use the results in Step II to evaluate W (q, p) There are Z c orbifolds of AdS 2 that have the same boundary conditions and hence contribute to the functional integral. Hence, W (q, p) has the form W (q, p) = W c (q, p). c=1 Sen[09, 10], Pioline & Murthy [10] Atish Dabholkar (Paris/CERN) Localization & Quantum Entropy April 2012, Osaka 28 / 46