Chern–Simons Gravity and Holographic Anomalies
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We present a holographic treatment of Chern-Simons (CS) gravity theories in odd dimensions. We construct the associated holographic stress tensor and calculate the Weyl anomalies of the dual CFT. April 2004 ∗ Partially supported by GIF, the German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research, Minerva Foundation, the Center for Basic Interactions of the Israeli Academy of Sciences and the Einstein Center.
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