Ryu-Takayanagi conjecture

proper noun

A conjecture within holography that posits a quantitative relationship between the entanglement entropy of a conformal field theory and the geometry of an associated anti-de Sitter spacetime.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Ryu-Takayanagi conjecture
  1. A conjecture within holography that posits a quantitative relationship between the entanglement entropy of a conformal field theory and the geometry of an associated anti-de Sitter spacetime.

Origin

Named after Shinsei Ryu and Tadashi Takayanagi, who jointly published the result in 2006.

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Ryu-Takayanagi conjecture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ryu-Takayanagi%20conjecture

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“Ryu-Takayanagi conjecture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ryu-Takayanagi%20conjecture. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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