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Finite-N algebra for bulk diamonds dual to commutants of time-band algebras

Develop an explicit finite-N (type I) operator-algebraic realization of the boundary algebra corresponding to bulk causal diamond regions D_{ρ_w}—namely the finite-N extension of the commutant of the time-band algebra Y_{I_w}—and establish its relation to generalized entropy for those regions.

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Background

For vacuum AdS, the bulk diamond D_{ρw} is dual, in the large-N limit, to the commutant (Y{I_w})′. The generalized entropy considerations suggest there should be a finite-N type I extension of this algebra, but its explicit form is unknown.

Constructing this finite-N algebra would fill a gap in the finite-N formulation of subregion–subalgebra duality for regions not touching the boundary and would clarify how generalized entropies arise there.

References

"In this case, it is again not clear what finite N algebra should be, but the argument suggests there should exist one."

Lectures on entanglement, von Neumann algebras, and emergence of spacetime (2510.07017 - Liu, 8 Oct 2025) in Section 6.5 (Generalized entropy and subregion–subalgebra duality at finite N)