  In AdS/CFT corresponding, the UV divergence of generating functional on the
field theory can be removed as the IR divergence in the gravity. This geometric
process is well known as holographic renormalization. The standard method of
holographic renormalization is based on the Fefferman-Graham expansion, which
is strict and universal but technically cumbersome. To improve the technique,
different methods have been proposed. Here we develop an alternative approach
to holographic renormalization based on the Hamilton-Jacobi formulation of
gravity. Compared to previous approaches, its distinguishing feature is the
generation of exact ansatz of counterterms. We apply this approach to several
typical holographic models, which consistently performs well.
