Description
Is it possible for an anisotropic Lifshitz critical point to
actually exhibit isotropic conformal invariance? We answer
this question in the affirmative by constructing a higher
spin holographic realization. We provide consistent boundary
conditions and determine the associated asymptotic symmetry
algebra. Surprisingly, we find that the algebra consists
oftwo copies of the W3 extended conformal algebra, which is
the extended conformalalgebra of an isotropic critical
system. Moreover, the central charges are the same asin AdS3
holography. We consider the possible geometric
interpretation of the theoryin light of the higher spin
gauge invariance and remark on the implications of
theasymptotic symmetry analysis.
