arxiv: 2603.29443 · v2 · submitted 2026-03-31 · ✦ hep-th · gr-qc

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Cosmological brick walls & quantum chaotic dynamics of de Sitter horizons

Jos\'e M. Begines , Suman Das , Hyun-Sik Jeong , Juan F. Pedraza

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keywords brick wall modelde Sitter horizonsquantum chaosspectral form factorKrylov complexitySchwarzschild-de Sitternormal modeslevel statistics

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The brick-wall model applied to de Sitter horizons shows that spectral form factor and Krylov complexity detect chaotic dynamics even when the level-spacing distribution lacks repulsion.

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The paper applies the brick-wall cutoff to asymptotically de Sitter spacetimes to examine the quantum dynamics of horizons. It computes the normal modes of a massless scalar field in pure de Sitter space and in Schwarzschild-de Sitter black holes, then examines the spectra with level-spacing statistics, the spectral form factor, and Krylov complexity. Pure de Sitter yields long-range chaotic signatures without obeying a conventional Wigner-Dyson distribution. In the Schwarzschild-de Sitter case the WKB regime produces two independent near-horizon sectors whose spectra superpose, so the combined level-spacing distribution shows a nonzero value at zero separation while spectral correlations persist. For small stretched-horizon fluctuations the superposed spectrum still produces an approximately linear ramp in the spectral form factor and a clear peak in Krylov complexity, indicating that these two quantities diagnose chaos more reliably than level repulsion alone.

Core claim

In asymptotically de Sitter spacetimes the brick-wall cutoff yields normal modes of a massless scalar whose spectrum, when analyzed in the WKB regime, displays an approximately linear ramp in the spectral form factor and a pronounced peak in Krylov complexity even though the superposition of two independent horizon sectors produces a level-spacing distribution with nonzero probability at zero separation.

What carries the argument

The brick-wall cutoff near each horizon in the WKB regime, which isolates two independent near-horizon sectors whose mode spectra superpose to give the full single-particle spectrum.

Load-bearing premise

The brick-wall cutoff and WKB regime capture the relevant near-horizon quantum dynamics without back-reaction or higher-curvature corrections that would mix the two horizon sectors.

What would settle it

A calculation that includes back-reaction mixing the event-horizon and cosmological-horizon sectors and removes the linear ramp from the spectral form factor.

read the original abstract

Originally proposed by 't Hooft, the brick wall model has recently reemerged as a useful framework for probing quantum aspects of horizon physics, particularly in the context of holography. In this paper, we apply it to asymptotically de Sitter spacetimes. We compute the normal modes of a massless scalar field in pure de Sitter space and in the Schwarzschild-de Sitter black hole, and analyze the resulting single-particle spectra using the level-spacing distribution, the spectral form factor, and Krylov complexity. In pure de Sitter, the spectrum exhibits clear long-range signatures of chaos despite not obeying a conventional Wigner-Dyson level-spacing distribution. The Schwarzschild-de Sitter case is qualitatively richer: in the WKB regime, where tunneling between the two classically allowed regions is exponentially suppressed, the presence of both an event horizon and a cosmological horizon gives rise to two independent near-horizon sectors, so that the full spectrum is the superposition of two subsequences. As a result, the combined level-spacing distribution develops a nonzero value at $s=0$ even when spectral correlations remain. Nevertheless, for sufficiently small stretched-horizon fluctuations, the superposed spectrum still exhibits an approximately linear ramp in the spectral form factor and a pronounced peak in Krylov complexity. Our results show that the absence of strict level repulsion should not, by itself, be taken as evidence against chaos, and that the spectral form factor and Krylov complexity provide sharper diagnostics of the underlying chaotic dynamics.

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SdS brick-wall spectra show SFF and Krylov complexity detect chaos despite superposition killing level repulsion.

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The main point is that this paper finds the spectral form factor still shows a linear ramp and Krylov complexity a clear peak in Schwarzschild-de Sitter even after the two horizon sectors superpose and wipe out level repulsion at s=0. That observation is the concrete takeaway for anyone using these diagnostics on cosmological horizons. The work takes the brick-wall cutoff for a massless scalar, counts modes via WKB plus numerics in pure dS and SdS, and runs the standard diagnostics. In pure dS it sees long-range correlations without conventional Wigner-Dyson spacing. In SdS, under the WKB regime where tunneling is exponentially small, the spectrum splits into two independent subsequences whose sum produces the nonzero s=0 peak while preserving the ramp and complexity peak for small enough stretched-horizon fluctuations. This specific application to SdS and the superposition test is not in the cited literature, and the extraction uses no fitted parameters beyond the usual cutoff, so the circularity burden stays low. The calculations look direct enough that the numerics can be checked. The soft spot is the independence of the two sectors. The abstract asserts exponential suppression of tunneling, but without an explicit WKB integral, transmission coefficient compared to mean spacing, or back-reaction estimate, it is not obvious how stable the superposition picture remains once small mixing or higher-curvature terms are allowed. If the sectors correlate more than assumed, the ramp could shift with cutoff choice rather than reflect robust chaos. This is useful for people working on holographic cosmology and quantum chaos diagnostics for horizons. A reader who cares about which statistics survive superposition will get a clear example. The paper deserves a serious referee who can verify the mode counting and test the tunneling assumption numerically. I would send it out for review rather than desk reject.

Referee Report

2 major / 2 minor

Summary. The manuscript applies the brick-wall cutoff to asymptotically de Sitter spacetimes and computes the normal-mode spectrum of a massless scalar field in pure de Sitter and Schwarzschild-de Sitter geometries. The resulting single-particle spectra are diagnosed with level-spacing distributions, spectral form factor (SFF), and Krylov complexity. In pure de Sitter the spectrum shows long-range chaotic signatures without conventional Wigner-Dyson repulsion. In the Schwarzschild-de Sitter case the WKB regime produces two independent near-horizon sectors whose superposition yields a level-spacing distribution with nonzero value at s=0, yet the SFF still exhibits an approximately linear ramp and Krylov complexity a pronounced peak. The central conclusion is that absence of strict level repulsion is not by itself evidence against chaos and that SFF and Krylov complexity are sharper diagnostics.

Significance. If the numerical diagnostics are robust and the sector independence holds, the work would refine the set of observables used to detect quantum chaos near horizons. It supplies concrete evidence that standard nearest-neighbor statistics can be misleading in multi-sector systems while longer-range correlators remain reliable, with direct relevance to holographic models of de Sitter space and to the brick-wall approach for near-horizon physics.

major comments (2)

[WKB regime and SdS spectrum] WKB regime, Schwarzschild-de Sitter analysis: the claim that the full spectrum is an incoherent superposition of two independent chaotic subsequences rests on exponentially suppressed tunneling between the event-horizon and cosmological-horizon wells. No explicit WKB tunneling integral, transmission coefficient, or comparison of the tunneling rate to the mean level spacing is provided. Without this quantification the independence assumption remains unverified and the survival of the SFF ramp under superposition cannot be taken as robust.
[Numerical results and figures] Numerical extraction of spectra and diagnostics: the level-spacing histograms, SFF ramps, and Krylov peaks are central to the claim that SFF and Krylov complexity remain reliable while level spacing does not. The manuscript does not document error control on the mode counting, the precise energy windows employed, or checks against post-hoc adjustments. These details are load-bearing for the distinction drawn between the three diagnostics.

minor comments (2)

The abstract and introduction should explicitly state the range of brick-wall cutoff radii and stretched-horizon fluctuation amplitudes explored, together with the criterion used to identify the WKB regime.
Figure captions for the SFF and Krylov plots should specify the time or complexity range shown, the number of realizations averaged, and any smoothing applied.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the careful reading of our manuscript and the constructive comments. We address each major point below and will revise the manuscript to incorporate the requested clarifications and additions.

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Referee: WKB regime, Schwarzschild-de Sitter analysis: the claim that the full spectrum is an incoherent superposition of two independent chaotic subsequences rests on exponentially suppressed tunneling between the event-horizon and cosmological-horizon wells. No explicit WKB tunneling integral, transmission coefficient, or comparison of the tunneling rate to the mean level spacing is provided. Without this quantification the independence assumption remains unverified and the survival of the SFF ramp under superposition cannot be taken as robust.

Authors: We agree that an explicit quantification of the tunneling suppression is necessary to rigorously justify the sector independence. In the revised manuscript we will add the WKB tunneling integral between the two classically allowed regions, evaluate the transmission coefficient for representative high-lying modes, and compare the tunneling rate directly to the mean level spacing in the energy window used for the diagnostics. This will confirm that tunneling remains exponentially small relative to the level spacing, supporting the incoherent superposition. While the exponential suppression follows from standard WKB barrier penetration, we will present the explicit calculation as requested. revision: yes
Referee: Numerical extraction of spectra and diagnostics: the level-spacing histograms, SFF ramps, and Krylov peaks are central to the claim that SFF and Krylov complexity remain reliable while level spacing does not. The manuscript does not document error control on the mode counting, the precise energy windows employed, or checks against post-hoc adjustments. These details are load-bearing for the distinction drawn between the three diagnostics.

Authors: We acknowledge that greater documentation of the numerical procedures is required. In the revision we will add a dedicated methods subsection (or appendix) that specifies the mode-counting algorithm, the precise energy windows chosen for each diagnostic together with the physical rationale, quantitative error estimates obtained by varying the brick-wall cutoff, discretization parameters, and fitting windows, and explicit checks demonstrating stability against small post-hoc adjustments in binning or window selection. These additions will substantiate the robustness of the reported level-spacing distributions, SFF ramps, and Krylov complexity peaks. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No circularity: direct numerical spectra with standard diagnostics

full rationale

The paper extracts single-particle spectra numerically from the brick-wall cutoff in de Sitter and SdS geometries, then applies the standard level-spacing distribution, spectral form factor, and Krylov complexity. These diagnostics are computed directly from the eigenvalues without any fitted parameters that are later renamed as predictions. The WKB regime is invoked to justify treating the two horizon sectors as independent, but this is a standard semiclassical approximation whose validity is external to the paper's own results; no self-citation chain, ansatz smuggling, or self-definitional loop is present. The central claim follows from the explicit superposition of two subsequences and does not reduce to the inputs by construction.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

1 free parameters · 2 axioms · 0 invented entities

The central claim rests on the standard assumptions of quantum field theory in curved spacetime plus the brick-wall regularization; no new free parameters or invented entities are introduced beyond the usual cutoff scale.

free parameters (1)

brick-wall cutoff radius
A short-distance cutoff placed just outside each horizon; its precise value is chosen to regulate the mode density but is not fitted to data in the abstract.

axioms (2)

domain assumption Quantum field theory on a fixed curved background is valid near the horizons.
Invoked when the normal modes of the massless scalar are computed in the given geometries.
domain assumption WKB approximation accurately captures the near-horizon spectrum when tunneling is exponentially suppressed.
Used to separate the two horizon sectors in the Schwarzschild-de Sitter case.

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in the WKB regime, where tunneling between the two classically allowed regions is exponentially suppressed, the presence of both an event horizon and a cosmological horizon gives rise to two independent near-horizon sectors, so that the full spectrum is the superposition of two subsequences
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the SFF still develops an approximately linear ramp, and Krylov complexity retains a clear growth–peak–plateau structure

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