Krylov Spread Complexity as Holographic Complexity beyond Jackiw-Teitelboim Gravity

One of the important open problems in quantum black hole physics is a dual interpretation of holographic complexity proposals. To date the only quantitative match is the equality between the Krylov spread complexity in the triple-scaled Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev (SYK) model and the complexity = volume proposal in classical Jackiw-Teitelboim gravity. Our Letter utilizes the recent connection between the double-scaled SYK model and sine dilaton gravity to show that the quantitative relation between Krylov spread complexity and complexity = volume extends to finite temperatures and to full quantum regime on the gravity side at disk level. Furthermore, we isolate the first quantum correction to the complexity = volume proposal and propose to view it as a complexity of quantum fields in the bulk. The key lesson from our Letter is that gravity demands to assign complexity also to Euclidean state preparation.

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Physical Review Letters
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2025-10-08
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https://doi.org/10.1103/spcr-jgm6
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12
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Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
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Krylov Spread Complexity as Holographic Complexity beyond Jackiw-Teitelboim Gravity

Michał P. Heller, Jacopo Papalini, Tim Schuhmann
12 citations
Physical Review Letters
Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
22.44
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Krylov Spread Complexity as Holographic Complexity beyond Jackiw-Teitelboim Gravity

Michał P. Heller, Jacopo Papalini, Tim Schuhmann
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12 citations

Abstract

One of the important open problems in quantum black hole physics is a dual interpretation of holographic complexity proposals. To date the only quantitative match is the equality between the Krylov spread complexity in the triple-scaled Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev (SYK) model and the complexity = volume proposal in classical Jackiw-Teitelboim gravity. Our Letter utilizes the recent connection between the double-scaled SYK model and sine dilaton gravity to show that the quantitative relation between Krylov spread complexity and complexity = volume extends to finite temperatures and to full quantum regime on the gravity side at disk level. Furthermore, we isolate the first quantum correction to the complexity = volume proposal and propose to view it as a complexity of quantum fields in the bulk. The key lesson from our Letter is that gravity demands to assign complexity also to Euclidean state preparation.

Physical Review LettersVol. 135(15)
Ghent University Hospital (BE), Ghent University (BE)
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Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
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Krylov Spread Complexity as Holographic Complexity beyond Jackiw-Teitelboim Gravity — Michał P. Heller, Jacopo Papalini, et al. · Physical Review Letters (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS