By Robert M. Wald
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The transformations on the phase space of classical general relativity corresponding to these diffeomorphisms are generated by Hamiltonians Hξ . However, the Poisson bracket algebra of these Hamiltonians is not isomorphic to the Lie bracket algebra of the vector fields ξ a but rather corresponds to a central extension of this algebra. A Virasoro algebra is thereby obtained. Now, it is known that the asymptotic density of states in a conformal field theory based upon a Virasoro algebra is given by a universal expression (the “Cardy formula”) that depends only on the Virasoro algebra.
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