scholarly journals Operator growth in 2d CFT

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pawel Caputa ◽  
Shouvik Datta
Keyword(s):  
Verma Module ◽  
Virasoro Algebra ◽  
Integer Partitions ◽  
Conformal Field Theories ◽  
Lanczos Algorithm ◽  
Young Diagrams ◽  
Unitary Evolution ◽  
Conformal Field ◽  
The One ◽  
Young’S Lattice

Abstract We investigate and characterize the dynamics of operator growth in irrational two-dimensional conformal field theories. By employing the oscillator realization of the Virasoro algebra and CFT states, we systematically implement the Lanczos algorithm and evaluate the Krylov complexity of simple operators (primaries and the stress tensor) under a unitary evolution protocol. Evolution of primary operators proceeds as a flow into the ‘bath of descendants’ of the Verma module. These descendants are labeled by integer partitions and have a one-to-one map to Young diagrams. This relationship allows us to rigorously formulate operator growth as paths spreading along the Young’s lattice. We extract quantitative features of these paths and also identify the one that saturates the conjectured upper bound on operator growth.

A Review of Conformal Field Theory in 2D

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 1079-1105
Author(s):  
Rahul Nigam
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Field Theory ◽  
Conformal Field Theory ◽  
Statistical Mechanics ◽  
Critical Behavior ◽  
Verma Module ◽  
Virasoro Algebra ◽  
Quantum Field ◽  
Conformal Field ◽  
Insight Into

In this review we study the elementary structure of Conformal Field Theory in which is a recipe for further studies of critical behavior of various systems in statistical mechanics and quantum field theory. We briefly review CFT in dimensions which plays a prominent role for example in the well-known duality AdS/CFT in string theory where the CFT lives on the AdS boundary. We also describe the mapping of the theory from the cylinder to a complex plane which will help us gain an insight into the process of radial quantization and radial ordering. Finally we will develop the representation of the Virasoro algebra which is the well-known "Verma module".  

scholarly journals Dipolar quantization and the infinite circumference limit of two-dimensional conformal field theories

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (32) ◽  
pp. 1650170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nobuyuki Ishibashi ◽  
Tsukasa Tada
Keyword(s):  
Virasoro Algebra ◽  
Field Theories ◽  
Inner Product ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Conformal Field Theories ◽  
Conformal Field ◽  
Vacuum States ◽  
Quantum Statistical ◽  
Statistical Systems ◽  
Continuous Index

Elaborating on our previous presentation, where the term dipolar quantization was introduced, we argue here that adopting [Formula: see text] as the Hamiltonian instead of [Formula: see text] yields an infinite circumference limit in two-dimensional conformal field theory. The new Hamiltonian leads to dipolar quantization instead of radial quantization. As a result, the new theory exhibits a continuous and strongly degenerated spectrum in addition to the Virasoro algebra with a continuous index. Its Hilbert space exhibits a different inner product than that obtained in the original theory. The idiosyncrasy of this particular Hamiltonian is its relation to the so-called sine-square deformation, which is found in the study of a certain class of quantum statistical systems. The appearance of the infinite circumference explains why the vacuum states of sine-square deformed systems are coincident with those of the respective closed-boundary systems.

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS IN g≥2 CONFORMAL FIELD THEORY

1989 ◽  
Vol 04 (18) ◽  
pp. 1773-1782
Author(s):  
AKISHI KATO ◽  
TOMOKI NAKANISHI
Keyword(s):  
Differential Equations ◽  
Riemann Surfaces ◽  
Virasoro Algebra ◽  
Field Theories ◽  
Conformal Field Theories ◽  
Conformal Field ◽  
Highest Weight ◽  
Higher Genus ◽  
Highest Weight Representations ◽  
Null State

We consider the minimal conformal field theories on Riemann surfaces of genus greater than one. We illustrate in a simple example how the null state conditions in the highest weight representations of the Virasoro algebra turn into differential equations including the moduli variables for correlators between degenerate fields. In particular, the set of an infinite number of partial differential equations satisfied by higher genus characters is obtained.

scholarly journals Logarithmic Yangians in WZW Models

1997 ◽  
Vol 12 (08) ◽  
pp. 535-544 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Bernard ◽  
Z. Maassarani ◽  
P. Mathieu
Keyword(s):  
Natural Extension ◽  
Field Theories ◽  
Conformal Field Theories ◽  
Integrable Structure ◽  
Conformal Field ◽  
The One ◽  
Current Algebras

A new action of the Yangians in the WZW models is displayed. Its structure is generic and level-independent. This Yangian is the natural extension at the conformal point of the one unraveled in massive theories with current algebras. Hopefully, this new symmetry of WZW models will lead to a deeper understanding of the integrable structure of conformal field theories and their deformations.

scholarly journals Analysis for Lorentzian conformal field theories through sine-square deformation

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xun Liu ◽  
Tsukasa Tada
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Conformal Field Theory ◽  
Continuous Spectrum ◽  
Central Charge ◽  
Virasoro Algebra ◽  
Field Theories ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Conformal Field Theories ◽  
Conformal Field ◽  
The Third

Abstract We reexamine two-dimensional Lorentzian conformal field theory using the formalism previously developed in a study of sine-square deformation of Euclidean conformal field theory. We construct three types of Virasoro algebra. One of them reproduces the result by Lüscher and Mack, while another type exhibits divergence in the central charge term. The third leads to a continuous spectrum and contains no closed time-like curve in the system.

scholarly journals A Pseudo-Conformal Representation of the Virasoro Algebra

1997 ◽  
Vol 12 (18) ◽  
pp. 1349-1353 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Aghamohammadi ◽  
M. Alimohammadi ◽  
M. Khorrami
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Conformal Field Theory ◽  
Virasoro Algebra ◽  
Field Theories ◽  
Green Functions ◽  
Conformal Field Theories ◽  
Conformal Field ◽  
Logarithmic Conformal Field Theory ◽  
Conformal Representation ◽  
Special Cases

Generalizing the concept of primary fields, we find a new representation of the Virasoro algebra, which we call pseudo-conformal representation. In special cases, this representation reduces to ordinary- or logarithmic-conformal field theory. There are, however, other cases in which the Green functions differ from those of ordinary- or logarithmic-conformal field theories. This representation is parametrized by two matrices. We classify these two matrices, and calculate some of the correlators for a simple example.

CRITICAL RSOS MODELS AND CONFORMAL FIELD THEORY

1989 ◽  
Vol 04 (01) ◽  
pp. 115-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. V. BAZHANOV ◽  
N. YU. RESHETIKHIN
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Conformal Field Theory ◽  
Critical Behavior ◽  
Field Theories ◽  
Dimensional Chain ◽  
Conformal Field Theories ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Conformal Field ◽  
Rsos Models ◽  
The One

The eigenvalues of the transfer matrix of the generalized RSOS model are exactly calculated. From the consideration of the thermodynamics of the quantum system on the one-dimensional chain connected with the RSOS model, we calculate the central charges of the effective conformal field theories describing the critical behavior of the model in different regimes.

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 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.

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