scholarly journals Conical spaces, modular invariance and cp,1 holography

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joris Raeymaekers

Abstract We propose a non-unitary example of holography for the family of two-dimensional logarithmic conformal field theories with negative central charge c = cp,1 = −6p + 13 − 6p−1. We argue that at large p, these models have a semiclassical gravity-like description which contains, besides the global AdS3 spacetime, a tower of solitonic solutions describing conical excess angles. Evidence comes from the fact that the central charge and the natural modular invariant partition function of such a theory coincide with those of the cp,1 model. These theories have an extended chiral W-algebra whose currents have large spin of order |c|, and which in the bulk are realized as spinning conical solutions. As a by-product we also find a direct link between geometric actions for exceptional Virasoro coadjoint orbits, which describe fluctuations around the conical spaces, and Felder’s free field construction of degenerate representations.

1996 ◽  
Vol 11 (22) ◽  
pp. 4147-4172 ◽  
Author(s):  
MICHAEL A.I. FLOHR

We extend the definitions of characters and partition functions to the case of conformal field theories which contain operators with logarithmic correlation functions. As an example we consider the theories with central charge c=cp,1=13−6(p+p−1), the “border” of the discrete minimal series. We show that there is a slightly generalized form of the property of rationality for such logarithmic theories. In particular, we obtain a classification of theories with c=cp,1 which is similar to the A-D-E classification of c=1 models.


1992 ◽  
Vol 07 (supp01a) ◽  
pp. 217-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
BORIS L. FEIGIN ◽  
TOMOKI NAKANISHI ◽  
HIROSI OOGURI

We describe several aspects of the annihilating ideals and reduced chiral algebras of conformal field theories, especially, minimal models of Wn algebras. The structure of the annihilating ideal and a vanishing condition is given. Using the annihilating ideal, the structure of quasi-finite models of the Virasoro (2,q) minimal models are studied, and their intimate relation to the Gordon identities are discussed. We also show the examples in which the reduced algebras of Wn and Wℓ algebras at the same central charge are isomorphic to each other.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (759) ◽  
pp. 61-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jethro van Ekeren ◽  
Sven Möller ◽  
Nils R. Scheithauer

AbstractWe develop an orbifold theory for finite, cyclic groups acting on holomorphic vertex operator algebras. Then we show that Schellekens’ classification of {V_{1}}-structures of meromorphic conformal field theories of central charge 24 is a theorem on vertex operator algebras. Finally, we use these results to construct some new holomorphic vertex operator algebras of central charge 24 as lattice orbifolds.


2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvain Ribault

We investigate exactly solvable two-dimensional conformal field theories that exist at generic values of the central charge, and that interpolate between A-series or D-series minimal models. When the central charge becomes rational, correlation functions of these CFTs may tend to correlation functions of minimal models, or diverge, or have finite limits which can be logarithmic. These results are based on analytic relations between four-point structure constants and residues of conformal blocks.


1992 ◽  
Vol 07 (03) ◽  
pp. 407-500 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. DI FRANCESCO

We review the construction of integrable height models attached to graphs, in connection with compact Lie groups. The continuum limit of these models yields conformally invariant field theories. A direct relation between graphs and (Kac–Moody or coset) modular invariants is proposed.


1991 ◽  
Vol 06 (12) ◽  
pp. 2045-2074 ◽  
Author(s):  
CÉSAR GOMEZ ◽  
GERMAN SIERRA

Jones fundamental construction is applied to rational conformal field theories. The Jones algebra which emerges in this application is realized in terms of duality operations. The generators of the algebra are an open version of Verlinde’s operators. The polynomial equations appear in this context as sufficient conditions for the existence of Jones algebra. The ADE classification of modular invariant partition functions is put in correspondence with Jones classification of subfactors.


1999 ◽  
Vol 14 (08) ◽  
pp. 1283-1291 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. N. SCHELLEKENS

For each N an infinite number of conformal field theories is presented that has the same fusion rules as SO (N) level 2. These new theories are obtained as extensions of the chiral algebra of SO (NM2) level 2, and correspond to new modular invariant partition functions of these theories. A one-to-one map between the c=1 orbifolds of radius R2=2r and Dr level 2 plays an essential role.


1989 ◽  
Vol 04 (02) ◽  
pp. 161-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
TETSUYA ONOGI ◽  
NOBUYUKI ISHIBASHI

We classify the possible operator contents of the minimal conformal field theories when boundaries and crosscaps are present by imposing loop channel-tree channel duality conditions. These are the open string analogues of modular invariant partition functions, which play a crucial role in string theory model building.


2000 ◽  
Vol 12 (05) ◽  
pp. 739-748 ◽  
Author(s):  
TERRY GANNON

In 1986 Cappelli, Itzykson and Zuber classified all modular invariant partition functions for the conformal field theories associated to the affine A1 algebra; they found they fall into an A-D-E pattern. Their proof was difficult and attempts to generalise it to the other affine algebras failed — in hindsight the reason is that their argument ignored most of the rich mathematical structure present. We give here the "modern" proof of their result; it is an order of magnitude simpler and shorter, and much of it has already been extended to all other affine algebras. We conclude with some remarks on the A-D-E pattern appearing in this and other RCFT classifications.


2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (14n15) ◽  
pp. 2184-2186
Author(s):  
SHUN'YA MIZOGUCHI

We construct spacetime supersymmetric, modular invariant partition functions for type II and heterotic strings on the conifold-type singularities such that they include contributions coming from the discrete-series representations of SL(2, R). In particular for the E8 × E8 heterotic case, they are in the 27 representation of E6 and localized on a four-dimensional "brane" at the tip of the cigar geometry.


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