Multiparticle states for the flat hologram

A bstract We use the extrapolate dictionary to revisit the spectrum of operators in Celestial CFT. Under the Celestial CFT map, each state in the 4D Hilbert space should map to one in the 2D Hilbert space. This implies that, beyond the familiar single particle states/operators, there should be multiparticle operators appearing in the celestial OPE. We extend the existing flat-space dictionary by constructing composite primaries from both Carrollian and Celestial perspectives. In the process, we demonstrate some subtleties in deriving the Poincaré primary condition from the Carrollian limit, clarify the compatibility of principal series representations with highest weight representations and unitarity in Celestial CFT, and discuss how the celestial OPE block expansion emerges from a 2D CFT standpoint.

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Journal of High Energy Physics
Published
2025-08-13
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep08(2025)091
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4
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Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
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Multiparticle states for the flat hologram

Sabrina Pasterski, Justin Kulp
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Journal of High Energy Physics
Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
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Multiparticle states for the flat hologram

Sabrina Pasterski, Justin Kulp
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Abstract

A bstract We use the extrapolate dictionary to revisit the spectrum of operators in Celestial CFT. Under the Celestial CFT map, each state in the 4D Hilbert space should map to one in the 2D Hilbert space. This implies that, beyond the familiar single particle states/operators, there should be multiparticle operators appearing in the celestial OPE. We extend the existing flat-space dictionary by constructing composite primaries from both Carrollian and Celestial perspectives. In the process, we demonstrate some subtleties in deriving the Poincaré primary condition from the Carrollian limit, clarify the compatibility of principal series representations with highest weight representations and unitarity in Celestial CFT, and discuss how the celestial OPE block expansion emerges from a 2D CFT standpoint.

Journal of High Energy PhysicsVol. 2025(8)
Perimeter Institute (CA), Stony Brook University (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 3%
Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
7.48
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