Brickwall one-loop determinant: spectral statistics & Krylov complexity

We investigate quantum chaotic features of the brickwall model, which is obtained by introducing a stretched horizon — a Dirichlet wall placed outside the event horizon — within the BTZ geometry. This simple yet effective model has been shown to capture key properties of quantum black holes and is m...

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Autores: Jeong, H.-S., Kundu, A., Pedraza, J.F.
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Recursos:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:digitalcsic_::92e9e9eab098d2f604d3cc7163a56ead
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/427303
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Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:AdS-CFT Correspondence
Black Holes
Black Holes in String Theory
Models of Quantum Gravity
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Resumo:We investigate quantum chaotic features of the brickwall model, which is obtained by introducing a stretched horizon — a Dirichlet wall placed outside the event horizon — within the BTZ geometry. This simple yet effective model has been shown to capture key properties of quantum black holes and is motivated by the stringy fuzzball proposal. We analyze the dynamics of both scalar and fermionic probe fields, deriving their normal mode spectra with Gaussian-distributed boundary conditions on the stretched horizon. By interpreting these normal modes as energy eigenvalues, we examine spectral statistics, including level spacing distributions, the spectral form factor, and Krylov state complexity as diagnostics for quantum chaos. Our results show that the brickwall model exhibits features consistent with random matrix theory across various ensembles as the standard deviation of the Gaussian distribution is varied. Specifically, we observe Wigner-Dyson distributions, a linear ramp in the spectral form factor, and a characteristic peak in Krylov complexity, all without the need for a classical interior geometry. We also demonstrate that non-vanishing spectral rigidity alone is sufficient to produce a peak in Krylov complexity, without requiring Wigner-Dyson level repulsion. Finally, we identify signatures of integrability at extreme values of the Dirichlet boundary condition parameter. © The Author(s) 2025.