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Another application of conformal gravity Solution of the tree level 5d measure for pure 5d gravity. Finding the probability for different shapes for the spatial sections. 5d pure gravity in de Sitter Gravity with positive cosmological constant Consider the BD vacuum in the weakly coupled regime, Wavefunction of the universe Similar to 4d case. Use the EAdS ? dS analytic continuation. One crucial difference: In Euclidean space, we have a real answer: All terms become purely imaginary, including the finite term. The only real part arises via Action of conformal gravity Gives a topological term, the Euler number. Starobinski, Fefferman-Graham Heningson-Skenderis (Depends on the metric of the four dimensional slice) It is completely local It was non-local in even bulk dimensions. In three bulk dimensions, or dS3 gravity, we get only the Euler number ? only the topology of the space matters. Conclusions, 5d In five dimensional de-Sitter there is a huge simplification if we compute the wavefunction. We simply get the action of conformal gravity in 4d. This is the 4d spatial slice of the 5d geometry at superhorizon distances. Strings and Rigid strings Induced metric The problem of computing a Wilson loop in AdS is equivalent to computing a Wilson loop in flat space with the rigid string action, with an extra Neuman boundary condition on the fields. Value of the Wilson loop - counterterm = Value of the rigid string action. Polyakov Alexakis Weyl invariant in target space. (Pointed out by Polyakov) Membranes in dS and rigid strings Membrane (domain wall in 4d) is created in the probe approximation. (Or connecting same energy vacua). Its dS boundary is a two dimensional surface. The tree level probability that this surface has a given shape ? Given by the rigid string action. Same argument using the conformal anomaly for the membrane action Berenstein, Corrado, JM Fischler Graham, Witten dS Σ3 The End Perturbative features of the wa