Conformal blocks in 2D Carrollian-Galilean CFTs and excited state entanglement entropy

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Authors: Peng-Xiang Hao, Shunta Takahashi
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Abstract

We advance the study of flat space holography by computing the entanglement entropy of highly excited states in two-dimensional Carrollian/Galilean Conformal Field Theories ( C / G CFTs). Our approach is centered on a novel, physically intuitive derivation of the heavy-light conformal block in the large central charge limit, where the backreaction of heavy operators is absorbed by a C / G conformal coordinate transformation. Using this result and the replica trick, we find that the entanglement entropy of highly excited states assumes a thermal form, providing a concrete realization of the eigenstate thermalization hypothesis. This field-theoretic result perfectly reproduces the holographic entanglement entropy computed via the swing surface proposal in three-dimensional Einstein gravity, for backgrounds corresponding to spinning particles and flat space cosmological solutions. This agreement establishes a precise dictionary relating the weight Δ and charge ξ of the boundary state to the mass m and angular momentum j of the dual spacetime, offering a powerful consistency check for the Flat/Carrollian conformal field theory correspondence.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Quantum many-body systems Quantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian Physics Organic and Molecular Conductors Research

Publication details

Journal / source
Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
Publisher
American Physical Society (APS)
Volume
113
Issue
10
Publication date
17 April 2026
Language
EN