Abstract
According to the AdS/CFT dictionary, perturbing the large N boundary theory
by a relevant double-trace deformation of the form f O^2 corresponds in the
bulk to imposing ``mixed'' boundary conditions for the field dual to O. In this
note we address various aspects of this correspondence. The change c\_UV -
c\_IR of the central charge between the UV ad IR fixed points is known from
explicit calculations (<a href="/abs/hep-th/0210093">hep-th/0210093</a>, <a href="/abs/hep-th/0212138">hep-th/0212138</a>) to be exactly the same
in the bulk and in the boundary theories. By comparing the appropriate bulk and
boundary functional determinants, we give a simple ``kinematic'' explanation
for this universal agreement. We also clarify the prescription for computing
AdS/CFT correlators with Delta\_- boundary conditions.
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