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Remarks on the de Sitter double cone

Zhenbin Yang1,2, Yuzhen Zhang3, and Wenwen Zheng3,4

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Phys. Rev. D 113, 126012 – Published 8 June, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/jync-pmnz

Abstract

We study the double cone geometry proposed by Saad-Shenker-Stanford in de Sitter space. We show that with the inclusion of static patch observers, the double cone leads to a linear ramp consistent with random matrix behavior, where the ramp comes from the relative timeshift between two clocks sitting at opposite static patches.

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Phys. Rev. D 113, 126012– Published 8 June, 2026
  • Received 1 February 2026
  • Accepted 4 May 2026
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