Holographic Formulation of Quantum Supergravity
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We show that N = 1 supergravity with a cosmological constant can be expressed as constrained topological field theory based on the supergroup Osp(1|4). The theory is then extended to include timelike boundaries with finite spatial area. Consistent boundary conditions are found which induce a boundary theory based on a supersymmetric Chern-Simons theory. The boundary state space is constructed from states of the boundary supersymmetric Chern-Simons theory on the punctured two sphere and naturally satisfies the Bekenstein bound, where area is measured by the area operator of quantum supergravity. ∗email:†[email protected] ,∗ [email protected]
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