A New Boundary Counterterm for Asymptotically AdS Spacetimes
| dc.creator | McNees, Robert | |
| dc.date | 2005-12-22 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T06:54:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T06:54:32Z | |
| dc.description | We present a modified version of the boundary counterterm method for removing divergences from the action of an asymptotically $AdS$ spacetime. The standard approach renders the action finite but leaves diffeomorphism invariance partially broken if the dimension of the spacetime is odd. We show that this symmetry is restored by a new boundary counterterm, needed to cancel a divergence that appears in dimensional regularization. The result is a finite, diffeomorphism invariant action appropriate for gravitational physics. As an example we calculate the action for the Kerr-$AdS_5$ black hole. Unlike the standard boundary counterterm results, our action yields conserved charges that are consistent with the first law of black hole thermodynamics. | |
| dc.description | 42+1 Pages | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0512297 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0512297 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/105972 | |
| dc.subject | High Energy Physics - Theory | |
| dc.subject | General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology | |
| dc.title | A New Boundary Counterterm for Asymptotically AdS Spacetimes | |
| dc.type | text |