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In the realm of lower-dimensional accelerating spacetimes, it is well-established that the presence of domain walls, which are co-dimension one topological defects, is a necessary condition for their construction. We expand upon the geometric framework employed in the generation of such spacetime solutions by incorporating a conformally coupled scalar field within the matter sector. This endeavor leads to the identification of several new families of three-dimensional accelerating spacetimes with asymptotically locally anti-de Sitter (AdS) behavior. Notably, one of these solutions showcases a hairy generalization of the accelerating BTZ black hole. This solution is constructed at both slow and rapid phases of acceleration, and its connection with established vacuum spacetime models is explicitly elucidated. The inclusion of the scalar field imparts a non-constant Ricci curvature to the domain wall, thereby rendering these configurations particularly suitable for the construction of two-dimensional quantum black holes. To establish a well-posed variational principle in the presence of the domain wall, two essential steps are undertaken. First, we extend the conventional renormalized AdS3 action to accommodate the presence of the scalar field. Second, we explicitly incorporate the Gibbons-Hawking-York term associated with the internal boundaries of our geometries and account for the tension of the domain wall in the action. This dual step process enables us to derive the domain wall field equations via the variational principle. Consequently, the action furnishes the appropriate quantum statistical relation. We engage in holographic computations, thereby determining the explicit form of the holographic stress tensor. In this context, the stress tensor can be expressed as that of a perfect fluid situated on a curved background. Additionally, it paves the road to ascertain the spacetime mass. Finally, we close by demonstrating the existence of three-dimensional accelerating spacetimes with asymptotically locally flat and asymptotically locally de Sitter geometries, particularly those embodying black holes.
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We are grateful to G. Arenas-Henriquez and David Rivera-Betancour for helpful discussions and to José Barrientos for participation on an early stage of this work. The work of A.C. is funded by Primus grant PRIMUS/23/SCI/005 from Charles University and FONDECYT Regular grant No. 1210500. The work of F.D. is supported by Beca Doctorado nacional (ANID) 2021 Scholarship No. 21211335, ANID/ACT210100 Anillo Grant “Holography and its applications to High Energy Physics, Quantum Gravity and Condense Matter Systems” and FONDECYT Regular grant No. 1210500. J.O. is partially supported by FONDECYT Grant 1221504. R.B.M. is supported in part by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. A.C. would like to express his gratitude to the International Centre For Theoretical Physics (ICTP), for providing such a wonderful environment under which this work has been finished.
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Cisterna, A., Diaz, F., Mann, R.B. et al. Exploring accelerating hairy black holes in 2+1 dimensions: the asymptotically locally anti-de Sitter class and its holography. J. High Energ. Phys. 2023, 73 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP11(2023)073
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