2010/10/31 by Idse Heemskerk, Joseph Polchinski · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #hep-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1007/jhep06(2011)031
published as JHEP 1106:031,2011 · 31 pages, 3 figures. v2: Minor clarifications. Added references
arxiv created 2011/04/08 · arxiv updated 2015/03/17
We develop parallels between the holographic renormalization group in the bulk and the Wilsonian renormalization group in the dual field theory. Our philosophy differs from most previous work on the holographic RG; the most notable feature is the key role of multi-trace operators. We work out the forms of various single- and double-trace flows. The key question, `what cutoff on the field theory corresponds to a radial cutoff in the bulk?' is left unanswered, but by sharpening the analogy between the two sides we identify possible directions.