scholarly journals Conformal field theories on deformed spheres, anomalies, and supersymmetry

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Minahan ◽  
Usman Naseer ◽  
Charles Thull
Keyword(s):  
Free Energy ◽  
Chiral Multiplet ◽  
Conformal Field Theories ◽  
Round Sphere ◽  
Yang Mills ◽  
Conformal Field ◽  
Special Value ◽  
Kähler Potential ◽  
Tensor Multiplet ◽  
Background Fields

We study the free energy of four-dimensional CFTs on deformed spheres. For generic nonsupersymmetric CFTs only the coefficient of the logarithmic divergence in the free energy is physical, which is an extremum for the round sphere. We then specialize to N=2N=2 SCFTs where one can preserve some supersymmetry on a compact manifold by turning on appropriate background fields. For deformations of the round sphere the cc anomaly receives corrections proportional to the supersymmetric completion of the (Weyl)^22 term, which we determine up to one constant by analyzing the scale dependence of various correlators in the stress-tensor multiplet. We further show that the double derivative of the free energy with respect to the marginal couplings is proportional to the two-point function of the bottom components of the marginal chiral multiplet placed at the two poles of the deformed sphere. We then use anomaly considerations and counter-terms to parametrize the finite part of the free energy which makes manifest its dependence on the Kähler potential. We demonstrate these results for a theory with a vector multiplet and a massless adjoint hypermultiplet using results from localization. Finally, by choosing a special value of the hypermultiplet mass where the free energy is independent of the deformation, we derive an infinite number of constraints between various integrated correlators in N=4N=4 super Yang-Mills with any gauge group and at all values of the coupling, extending previous results.

scholarly journals ON THE CONFORMAL ANOMALY FROM HIGHER DERIVATIVE GRAVITY IN AdS/CFT CORRESPONDENCE

2000 ◽  
Vol 15 (03) ◽  
pp. 413-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
SHIN'ICHI NOJIRI ◽  
SERGEI D. ODINTSOV
Keyword(s):  
Effective Action ◽  
Einstein Gravity ◽  
Low Energy ◽  
Field Theories ◽  
Conformal Anomaly ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Conformal Field Theories ◽  
Yang Mills ◽  
Conformal Field ◽  
Higher Derivative

We follow Witten's proposal1 in the calculation of conformal anomaly from (d + 1)-dimensional higher derivative gravity via AdS/CFT correspondence. It is assumed that some d-dimensional conformal field theories have a description in terms of above (d + 1)-dimensional higher derivative gravity which includes not only the Einstein term and cosmological constant but also curvature squared terms. The explicit expression for two-dimensional and four-dimensional anomalies is found, it contains higher derivative corrections. In particular, it is shown that not only Einstein gravity but also theory with the Lagrangian L =aR2 + bRμνRμν + Λ (even when a=0 or b=0) is five-dimensional bulk theory for [Formula: see text] super-Yang–Mills theory in AdS/CFT correspondence. Similarly, the d + 1 = 3 theory with (or without) Einstein term may describe d = 2 scalar or spinor CFT's. That gives new versions of bulk side which may be useful in different aspects. As application of our general formalism we find next-to-leading corrections to the conformal anomaly of [Formula: see text] supersymmetric theory from d = 5 AdS higher derivative gravity (low energy string effective action).

scholarly journals Far beyond the planar limit in strongly-coupled $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 4 SYM

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shai M. Chester ◽  
Silviu S. Pufu
Keyword(s):  
Free Energy ◽  
Mass Parameter ◽  
Gauge Coupling ◽  
Superstring Theory ◽  
Exact Relation ◽  
Strongly Coupled ◽  
Yang Mills ◽  
Hooft Coupling ◽  
Planar Limit ◽  
Tensor Multiplet

Abstract When the SU(N) $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 4 super-Yang-Mills (SYM) theory with complexified gauge coupling τ is placed on a round four-sphere and deformed by an $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 2-preserving mass parameter m, its free energy F (m, τ,$$ \overline{\tau} $$ τ ¯ ) can be computed exactly using supersymmetric localization. In this work, we derive a new exact relation between the fourth derivative $$ {\partial}_m^4F\left(m,\tau, \overline{\tau}\right)\left|{{}_m}_{=0}\right. $$ ∂ m 4 F m τ τ ¯ m = 0 of the sphere free energy and the integrated stress-tensor multiplet four-point function in the $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 4 SYM theory. We then apply this exact relation, along with various other constraints derived in previous work (coming from analytic bootstrap, the mixed derivative $$ {\partial}_{\tau }{\partial}_{\overline{\tau}}{\partial}_m^2F\left(m,\tau, \overline{\tau}\right)\left|{{}_m}_{=0}\right. $$ ∂ τ ∂ τ ¯ ∂ m 2 F m τ τ ¯ m = 0 , and type IIB superstring theory scattering amplitudes) to determine various perturbative terms in the large N and large ’t Hooft coupling λ expansion of the $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 4 SYM correlator at separated points. In particular, we determine the leading large-λ term in the $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 4 SYM correlation function at order 1/N8. This is three orders beyond the planar limit.

scholarly journals Five-dimensional non-Lorentzian conformal field theories and their relation to six-dimensions

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Lambert ◽  
A. Lipstein ◽  
R. Mouland ◽  
P. Richmond
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Functions ◽  
Conformal Symmetry ◽  
Field Theories ◽  
Conformal Field Theories ◽  
Dimensional Theory ◽  
Superconformal Field Theories ◽  
Yang Mills ◽  
Conformal Field ◽  
Instanton Number ◽  
Do So

Abstract We study correlation functions in five-dimensional non-Lorentzian theories with an SU(1, 3) conformal symmetry. Examples of such theories have recently been obtained as Ω-deformed Yang-Mills Lagrangians arising from a null reduction of six-dimensional superconformal field theories on a conformally compactified Minkowski space. The correlators exhibit a rich structure with many novel properties compared to conventional correlators in Lorentzian conformal field theories. Moreover, identifying the instanton number with the Fourier mode number of the dimensional reduction offers a hope to formulate six-dimensional conformal field theories in terms of five-dimensional Lagrangian theories. To this end we show that the Fourier decompositions of six-dimensional correlation functions solve the Ward identities of the SU(1, 3) symmetry, although more general solutions are possible. Conversely we illustrate how one can reconstruct six-dimensional correlation functions from those of a five-dimensional theory, and do so explicitly at 2- and 3-points. We also show that, in a suitable decompactification limit Ω → 0, the correlation functions become those of the DLCQ description.

4-D SELF-DUAL INSTANTONS FROM 2-D SIGMA MODEL

1992 ◽  
Vol 07 (supp01b) ◽  
pp. 781-789 ◽  
Author(s):  
Q-HAN PARK
Keyword(s):  
Sigma Model ◽  
Field Theories ◽  
Maxwell System ◽  
Conformal Field Theories ◽  
Yang Mills ◽  
Infinite Dimensional ◽  
Conformal Field ◽  
Integrable Deformation ◽  
Large N ◽  
Higher Dimensional

4-d self-dual gravity and Yang-Mills theories are identified with 2-d sigma models taking values in infinite dimensional groups. This allows us to view 4-d self-dual theories as "large N limits" of 2-d conformal field theories. We also find a possible "integrable deformation" of 4-d self-dual gravity leading to the Einstein-Maxwell system and discuss its implication in the context of higher dimensional integrability.

COUPLING THE WESS-ZUMINO-WITTEN MODEL TO YANG-MILLS FIELDS

1991 ◽  
Vol 06 (11) ◽  
pp. 969-976 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.M. HULL ◽  
B. SPENCE
Keyword(s):  
Effective Action ◽  
Dimensional Space ◽  
Low Energy ◽  
Field Theories ◽  
Gauge Fields ◽  
Conformal Field Theories ◽  
Gauge Invariant ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Yang Mills ◽  
Conformal Field

The coupling of the 2n-dimensional Wess-Zumino-Witten action to gauge fields is discussed and a simple manifestly gauge-invariant form of the gauged Wess-Zumino term is found which is an integral over a (2n+1)-dimensional space whose boundary is space-time. In two and four dimensions, our actions give simple forms for the action describing coset conformal field theories and the low-energy QCD effective action, respectively.

scholarly journals Instantons beyond topological theory. I

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 463-565 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Frenkel ◽  
A. Losev ◽  
N. Nekrasov
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Functions ◽  
Field Theories ◽  
Quantum Field Theories ◽  
Quantum Field ◽  
Conformal Field Theories ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Yang Mills ◽  
Conformal Field ◽  
Mechanical Models ◽  
Perturbative Corrections

AbstractMany quantum field theories in one, two and four dimensions possess remarkable limits in which the instantons are present, the anti-instantons are absent, and the perturbative corrections are reduced to one-loop. We analyse the corresponding models as full quantum field theories, beyond their topological sector. We show that the correlation functions of all, not only topological (or BPS), observables may be studied explicitly in these models, and the spectrum may be computed exactly. An interesting feature is that the Hamiltonian is not always diagonalizable, but may have Jordan blocks, which leads to the appearance of logarithms in the correlation functions. We also find that in the models defined on Kähler manifolds the space of states exhibits holomorphic factorization. We conclude that in dimensions two and four our theories are logarithmic conformal field theories.In Part I we describe the class of models under study and present our results in the case of one-dimensional (quantum mechanical) models, which is quite representative and at the same time simple enough to analyse explicitly. Part II will be devoted to supersymmetric two-dimensional sigma models and four-dimensional Yang–Mills theory. In Part III we will discuss non-supersymmetric models.

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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