scholarly journals Discreteness and integrality in Conformal Field Theory

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Kaidi ◽  
Eric Perlmutter
Keyword(s):  
Black Hole Physics ◽  
Fine Tuning ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Modular Functions ◽  
Integral Vector ◽  
Conformal Field ◽  
Conformal Bootstrap ◽  
Conformal Manifolds ◽  
Vector Valued ◽  
Ensemble Interpretation

Abstract Various observables in compact CFTs are required to obey positivity, discreteness, and integrality. Positivity forms the crux of the conformal bootstrap, but understanding of the abstract implications of discreteness and integrality for the space of CFTs is lacking. We systematically study these constraints in two-dimensional, non-holomorphic CFTs, making use of two main mathematical results. First, we prove a theorem constraining the behavior near the cusp of integral, vector-valued modular functions. Second, we explicitly construct non-factorizable, non-holomorphic cuspidal functions satisfying discreteness and integrality, and prove the non-existence of such functions once positivity is added. Application of these results yields several bootstrap-type bounds on OPE data of both rational and irrational CFTs, including some powerful bounds for theories with conformal manifolds, as well as insights into questions of spectral determinacy. We prove that in rational CFT, the spectrum of operator twists $$ t\ge \frac{c}{12} $$ t ≥ c 12 is uniquely determined by its complement. Likewise, we argue that in generic CFTs, the spectrum of operator dimensions $$ \Delta >\frac{c-1}{12} $$ Δ > c − 1 12 is uniquely determined by its complement, absent fine-tuning in a sense we articulate. Finally, we discuss implications for black hole physics and the (non-)uniqueness of a possible ensemble interpretation of AdS3 gravity.

scholarly journals Two-dimensional O(n) models and logarithmic CFTs

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Gorbenko ◽  
Bernardo Zan
Keyword(s):  
Fixed Point ◽  
Fixed Points ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Conformal Field Theories ◽  
Negative Norm ◽  
Conformal Field ◽  
Conformal Bootstrap ◽  
Bootstrap Approach ◽  
Continuous Range ◽  
Relevant Operator

Abstract We study O(n)-symmetric two-dimensional conformal field theories (CFTs) for a continuous range of n below two. These CFTs describe the fixed point behavior of self-avoiding loops. There is a pair of known fixed points connected by an RG flow. When n is equal to two, which corresponds to the Kosterlitz-Thouless critical theory, the fixed points collide. We find that for n generic these CFTs are logarithmic and contain negative norm states; in particular, the O(n) currents belong to a staggered logarithmic multiplet. Using a conformal bootstrap approach we trace how the negative norm states decouple at n = 2, restoring unitarity. The IR fixed point possesses a local relevant operator, singlet under all known global symmetries of the CFT, and, nevertheless, it can be reached by an RG flow without tuning. Besides, we observe logarithmic correlators in the closely related Potts model.

scholarly journals Defects and perturbation

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrico M. Brehm
Keyword(s):  
Entanglement Entropy ◽  
Topological Defects ◽  
Field Theories ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Conformal Field Theories ◽  
Minimal Models ◽  
Conformal Field

Abstract We investigate perturbatively tractable deformations of topological defects in two-dimensional conformal field theories. We perturbatively compute the change in the g-factor, the reflectivity, and the entanglement entropy of the conformal defect at the end of these short RG flows. We also give instances of such flows in the diagonal Virasoro and Super-Virasoro Minimal Models.

scholarly journals Cutoff AdS3 versus $$ T\overline{T} $$ CFT2 in the large central charge sector: correlators of energy-momentum tensor

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Li ◽  
Yang Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Euclidean Plane ◽  
Energy Momentum Tensor ◽  
Central Charge ◽  
Momentum Tensor ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Conformal Field ◽  
Operator Identity ◽  
Pure Gravity ◽  
Charge Sector

Abstract In this article we probe the proposed holographic duality between $$ T\overline{T} $$ T T ¯ deformed two dimensional conformal field theory and the gravity theory of AdS3 with a Dirichlet cutoff by computing correlators of energy-momentum tensor. We focus on the large central charge sector of the $$ T\overline{T} $$ T T ¯ CFT in a Euclidean plane and a sphere, and compute the correlators of energy-momentum tensor using an operator identity promoted from the classical trace relation. The result agrees with a computation of classical pure gravity in Euclidean AdS3 with the corresponding cutoff surface, given a holographic dictionary which identifies gravity parameters with $$ T\overline{T} $$ T T ¯ CFT parameters.

scholarly journals Symmetry-resolved entanglement in AdS3/CFT2 coupled to U(1) Chern-Simons theory

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suting Zhao ◽  
Christian Northe ◽  
René Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Conformal Field Theory ◽  
Gauge Field ◽  
Wilson Line ◽  
Entanglement Entropy ◽  
Simons Theory ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Conformal Field ◽  
Chern Simons ◽  
Chern Simons Theory

Abstract We consider symmetry-resolved entanglement entropy in AdS3/CFT2 coupled to U(1) Chern-Simons theory. We identify the holographic dual of the charged moments in the two-dimensional conformal field theory as a charged Wilson line in the bulk of AdS3, namely the Ryu-Takayanagi geodesic minimally coupled to the U(1) Chern-Simons gauge field. We identify the holonomy around the Wilson line as the Aharonov-Bohm phases which, in the two-dimensional field theory, are generated by charged U(1) vertex operators inserted at the endpoints of the entangling interval. Furthermore, we devise a new method to calculate the symmetry resolved entanglement entropy by relating the generating function for the charged moments to the amount of charge in the entangling subregion. We calculate the subregion charge from the U(1) Chern-Simons gauge field sourced by the bulk Wilson line. We use our method to derive the symmetry-resolved entanglement entropy for Poincaré patch and global AdS3, as well as for the conical defect geometries. In all three cases, the symmetry resolved entanglement entropy is determined by the length of the Ryu-Takayanagi geodesic and the Chern-Simons level k, and fulfills equipartition of entanglement. The asymptotic symmetry algebra of the bulk theory is of $$ \hat{\mathfrak{u}}{(1)}_k $$ u ̂ 1 k Kac-Moody type. Employing the $$ \hat{\mathfrak{u}}{(1)}_k $$ u ̂ 1 k Kac-Moody symmetry, we confirm our holographic results by a calculation in the dual conformal field theory.

scholarly journals Excited state Rényi entropy and subsystem distance in two-dimensional non-compact bosonic theory. Part I. Single-particle states

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiaju Zhang ◽  
M.A. Rajabpour
Keyword(s):  
Excited States ◽  
Single Particle ◽  
Renyi Entropy ◽  
Rényi Entropy ◽  
Large Momentum ◽  
Particle State ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Universal Form ◽  
Conformal Field ◽  
Harmonic Chain

Abstract We investigate the Rényi entropy of the excited states produced by the current and its derivatives in the two-dimensional free massless non-compact bosonic theory, which is a two-dimensional conformal field theory. We also study the subsystem Schatten distance between these states. The two-dimensional free massless non-compact bosonic theory is the continuum limit of the finite periodic gapless harmonic chains with the local interactions. We identify the excited states produced by current and its derivatives in the massless bosonic theory as the single-particle excited states in the gapless harmonic chain. We calculate analytically the second Rényi entropy and the second Schatten distance in the massless bosonic theory. We then use the wave functions of the excited states and calculate the second Rényi entropy and the second Schatten distance in the gapless limit of the harmonic chain, which match perfectly with the analytical results in the massless bosonic theory. We verify that in the large momentum limit the single-particle state Rényi entropy takes a universal form. We also show that in the limit of large momenta and large momentum difference the subsystem Schatten distance takes a universal form but it is replaced by a new corrected form when the momentum difference is small. Finally we also comment on the mutual Rényi entropy of two disjoint intervals in the excited states of the two-dimensional free non-compact bosonic theory.

scholarly journals Bootstrap bounds on closed Einstein manifolds

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
James Bonifacio ◽  
Kurt Hinterbichler
Keyword(s):  
Compact Riemannian Manifold ◽  
Tree Level ◽  
Conformal Field Theories ◽  
Einstein Manifolds ◽  
Consistency Conditions ◽  
Conformal Field ◽  
Geometric Data ◽  
Conformal Bootstrap ◽  
Laplacian Operators ◽  
Kaluza Klein

Abstract A compact Riemannian manifold is associated with geometric data given by the eigenvalues of various Laplacian operators on the manifold and the triple overlap integrals of the corresponding eigenmodes. This geometric data must satisfy certain consistency conditions that follow from associativity and the completeness of eigenmodes. We show that it is possible to obtain nontrivial bounds on the geometric data of closed Einstein manifolds by using semidefinite programming to study these consistency conditions, in analogy to the conformal bootstrap bounds on conformal field theories. These bootstrap bounds translate to constraints on the tree-level masses and cubic couplings of Kaluza-Klein modes in theories with compact extra dimensions. We show that in some cases the bounds are saturated by known manifolds.

scholarly journals Geometrical four-point functions in the two-dimensional critical Q-state Potts model: the interchiral conformal bootstrap

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yifei He ◽  
Jesper Lykke Jacobsen ◽  
Hubert Saleur
Keyword(s):  
Potts Model ◽  
Correlation Functions ◽  
Liouville Theory ◽  
Analytical Determination ◽  
Conformal Weight ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Conformal Blocks ◽  
Conformal Bootstrap ◽  
Point Correlation

Abstract Based on the spectrum identified in our earlier work [1], we numerically solve the bootstrap to determine four-point correlation functions of the geometrical connectivities in the Q-state Potts model. Crucial in our approach is the existence of “interchiral conformal blocks”, which arise from the degeneracy of fields with conformal weight hr,1, with r ∈ ℕ*, and are related to the underlying presence of the “interchiral algebra” introduced in [2]. We also find evidence for the existence of “renormalized” recursions, replacing those that follow from the degeneracy of the field $$ {\Phi}_{12}^D $$ Φ 12 D in Liouville theory, and obtain the first few such recursions in closed form. This hints at the possibility of the full analytical determination of correlation functions in this model.

POISSON–LIE GROUPS AND CLASSICAL W-ALGEBRAS

1992 ◽  
Vol 07 (05) ◽  
pp. 853-876 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. A. FATEEV ◽  
S. L. LUKYANOV
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Conformal Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Group ◽  
Lie Groups ◽  
Group Structure ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Poisson Structures ◽  
Additional Symmetries ◽  
Conformal Field ◽  
Poisson Lie Groups

This is the first part of a paper studying the quantum group structure of two-dimensional conformal field theory with additional symmetries. We discuss the properties of the Poisson structures possessing classical W-invariance. The Darboux variables for these Poisson structures are constructed.

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