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In this paper we study classical limit of conformal field theories realized by large N gauge theories using the generalized coherent states. For generic large N gauge theories with conformal symmetry, we show that the classical limit of t hem is described by the classical Einstein gravity. This may be regarded as a kind of derivation of the AdS/CFT correspondence.
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Terashima, S. Classical limit of large N gauge theories with conformal symmetry. J. High Energ. Phys. 2020, 21 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP02(2020)021
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