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We study various aspects of warped conformal field theories (WCFTs) in two dimensions. We find new Lagrangian WCFTs, and show that all known Lagrangian WCFTs are local only after an infinite tuning. We deduce the anomalies of WCFTs and relate them to central charges, as well as analyze WCFT hydrostatics, thereby re-deriving the warped analogue of the Cardy formula. Finally, we point out that holographic WCFTs are semi-local, that matter fields in spacelike WAdS3 black hole geometries exhibit a Gregory-Laflamme-like instability, and that WAdS3 throats do not admit a decoupling limit.
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Jensen, K. Locality and anomalies in warped conformal field theory. J. High Energ. Phys. 2017, 111 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP12(2017)111
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