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EPFL lectures on conformal field theory in D ≥ 3 dimensions
This is a writeup of lectures given at the EPFL Lausanne in the fall of 2012. The topics covered: physical foundations of conformal symmetry, conformal kinematics, radial quantization and the OPE, and a very basic introduction to conformal bootstrap.
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| Acceso en línea: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43626-5 http://cds.cern.ch/record/2125528 |
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| author | Rychkov, Slava |
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| description | This is a writeup of lectures given at the EPFL Lausanne in the fall of 2012. The topics covered: physical foundations of conformal symmetry, conformal kinematics, radial quantization and the OPE, and a very basic introduction to conformal bootstrap. |
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| spelling | cern-21255282021-10-23T02:06:59Zdoi:10.1007/978-3-319-43626-5http://cds.cern.ch/record/2125528engRychkov, SlavaEPFL lectures on conformal field theory in D ≥ 3 dimensionsParticle Physics - TheoryGeneral Theoretical PhysicsThis is a writeup of lectures given at the EPFL Lausanne in the fall of 2012. The topics covered: physical foundations of conformal symmetry, conformal kinematics, radial quantization and the OPE, and a very basic introduction to conformal bootstrap.This primer develops Conformal Field Theory (CFT) from scratch, whereby CFT is viewed as any conformally-invariant theory that describes a fixed point of a renormalization group flow in quantum field theory. The book is divided into four lectures: Lecture 1 addresses the physical foundations of conformal invariance, while Lecture 2 examines the constraints imposed by conformal symmetry on the correlation functions of local operators, presented using the so-called projective null cone – a procedure also known as the embedding formalism. In turn, Lecture 3 focuses on the radial quantization and the operator product expansion, while Lecture 4 offers a very brief introduction to the conformal bootstrap. Derived from course-based notes, these lectures are intended as a first point of entry to this topic for Master and PhD students alike.This is a writeup of lectures given at the EPFL Lausanne in the fall of 2012. The topics covered: physical foundations of conformal symmetry, conformal kinematics, radial quantization and the OPE, and a very basic introduction to conformal bootstrap.SpringerarXiv:1601.05000CERN-TH-2016-012CERN-TH-2016-012oai:cds.cern.ch:21255282016-01-19 |
| spellingShingle | Particle Physics - Theory General Theoretical Physics Rychkov, Slava EPFL lectures on conformal field theory in D ≥ 3 dimensions |
| title | EPFL lectures on conformal field theory in D ≥ 3 dimensions |
| title_full | EPFL lectures on conformal field theory in D ≥ 3 dimensions |
| title_fullStr | EPFL lectures on conformal field theory in D ≥ 3 dimensions |
| title_full_unstemmed | EPFL lectures on conformal field theory in D ≥ 3 dimensions |
| title_short | EPFL lectures on conformal field theory in D ≥ 3 dimensions |
| title_sort | epfl lectures on conformal field theory in d ≥ 3 dimensions |
| topic | Particle Physics - Theory General Theoretical Physics |
| url | https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43626-5 http://cds.cern.ch/record/2125528 |
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