Description
The existence of AdS/CFT pairs with scale separation remains
an open question, with no explicit examples known to date and doubts
raised about their very possibility. In this talk, I will present the
first examples of type IIB AdS3 flux vacua that exhibit
parametrically-controlled scale separation. Remarkably, these solutions
come equipped with integer-valued conformal dimensions for the would-be
dual CFT2 operators, making the task of identifying and understanding
the corresponding CFT2s particularly compelling. I will also comment on
the implications of our results in light of the Swampland program.