TH String Theory Seminar

Wilson lines in higher spin gravity

Name: Wilson lines in higher spin gravity
Start: 2013-10-29T14:00:00+01:00
End: 2013-10-29T15:00:00+01:00
Location: CERN

by Alejandra Castro (Harvard)

Tuesday 29 Oct 2013, 14:00 → 15:00 Europe/Zurich

4/S-030 (CERN)

4/S-030

CERN

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Description

In this talk I will review the interpretation of Wilson line operators in the context of higher spin gravity in 2+1 dim and holography. I will show how a Wilson line encapsulates the thermodynamics of black holes. Furthermore it provides an elegant description of massive particles. This opens a new window of observables which will allow us to probe the true geometrical nature of higher spin gravity.