# What is the relation of the mass of vector field in bulk and the scaling dimension of current operator in CFT?

In AdS/CFT correspondence, we know that,

$$m^2=\Delta(\Delta-d)$$ where m is the mass of a scalar field and $\Delta$ is the scaling dimension of the dual operator in CFT. What about the relation of the mass of vector field in bulk and the scaling dimension of current operator in CFT?

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A vector field $A_{\mu}$ with spin-1 in the bulk has a dual spin-1 operator on the field theory, let's call it $J_{\mu}$.

If the vector field is massless, then $\Delta_{J}= d-1$ and $J_{\mu}$ is a conserved current.

In any other case, the current is not conserved.

The relation you wanted

$$m^2 = R^2(\Delta − 1)(\Delta − 3)$$

where $R$ is the AdS radius and $\Delta$ is the conformal dimension.

More generally in the context of the AdS/CFT; gauge symmetries in the gravity theory correspond to global symmetries in the CFT.

One relevant reference is

http://laces.web.cern.ch/Laces/LACES09/notes/dbranes/lezioniLosanna.pdf

and of course, there are many more.

Cheers!!!