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Emergent Area Operators in the Boundary
by Ronak M Soni
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| Authors (as registered SciPost users): | Ronak M. Soni |
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| Preprint Link: | https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.01382v2 (pdf) |
| Date submitted: | Nov. 9, 2025, 9:44 a.m. |
| Submitted by: | Ronak M. Soni |
| Submitted to: | SciPost Physics |
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| Academic field: | Physics |
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| Approach: | Theoretical |
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Abstract
In some cases in two and three bulk dimensions without bulk local degrees of freedom, I look for area operators in a fixed boundary theory. In each case, I define an exact quantum error-correcting code (QECC) and show that it admits a central decomposition. However, the area operator that arises from this central decomposition vanishes. A non-zero area operator, however, emerges after coarse-graining. The expectation value of this operator approximates the actual entanglement entropy for a class of states that do not form a linear subspace. These non-linear constraints can be interpreted as semiclassicality conditions. The coarse-grained area operator is ambiguous, and this ambiguity can be matched with that in defining fixed-area states.
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However, the central result-- the statistical description of the coarse-graining-- in the paper has been understood in the community. Though it might not be written down in a general form in existing literature due to its transparency and simplicity, writing a small piece of the known result down is not enough to qualify as a scientific paper. This draft is better suited for pedagogical journals like SciPost lecture notes. Thus I suggest the author to consider this type of journals instead of journals reporting novel scientific results.
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