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What is the simplest holographic matrix model?

12 Aug 2026, 12:15
45m
Lecture Theatre 1 (Blackett Building at Imperial College London)

Lecture Theatre 1

Blackett Building at Imperial College London

Speaker

Pedro Vieira

Description

We study a generalization of a two matrix model, proposed by J. Hoppe in '89. At strong coupling, we unveil an emergent area preserving diffeomorphism symmetry of this model, which allows us to completely solve it at large N. The solution for all n-point connected correlators takes the form of a Witten diagram-like expansion in an emergent two-dimensional dual spacetime. We conclude with speculation about the quantization of this dual model and comment, its extensions to higher dimensions and relations to holography more broadly. (Based on work to appear with Harish Murali, also on 2507.21207 from us and Andrea Guerieri.)

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