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Tensor networks for dynamic spacetimes

by Alex May

Tensor networks give simple representations of complex quantum states. They have proven useful in the study of condensed matter systems and conformal fields, and recently have provided toy models of AdS/CFT. Underlying the tensor network - AdS/CFT connection is the association of a graph geometry with the tensor network. This geometry is most easily understood as containing only spatial directions. In the context of the AdS/CFT correspondence this limits tensor network toy models to describing static spacetimes. Here we look to extend tensor network models of AdS/CFT by capturing the geometry of a dynamic spacetime in a network description. We review the role of tensor networks in our understanding of AdS/CFT to motivate this extension, before proposing a network picture that captures key features of AdS/CFT.