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Bootstrapping minimal $\mathcal{N}=1$ superconformal field theory in three dimensions

High Energy Physics - Theory 2018-07-13 v1

Abstract

Using numerical bootstrap method, we determine the critical exponents of the minimal three-dimensional N=1\mathcal{N}=1 superconformal field theory (SCFT) to be ησ=0.168888(60)\eta_{\sigma}=0.168888(60) and ω=0.882(9)\omega=0.882(9). The model was argued in arXiv:1301.7449 to describe a quantum critical point (QCP) at the boundary a 3+13+1D topological superconductor. More interestingly, the QCP can be reached by tuning a single parameter, where supersymmetry (SUSY) is realised as an emergent symmetry. By imposing emergent SUSY in numerical bootstrap, we find that the conformal scaling dimension of the real scalar operator σ\sigma is highly restricted. If we further assume the SCFT to have only two time-reversal parity odd relevant operators, σ\sigma and σ\sigma', we find that allowed region for Δσ\Delta_{\sigma} and Δσ\Delta_{\sigma'} becomes an isolated island. The result is obtained by considering not only the four point correlator σσσσ\langle \sigma \sigma \sigma \sigma \rangle, but also σϵσϵ\langle \sigma \epsilon \sigma \epsilon \rangle and ϵϵϵϵ\langle \epsilon \epsilon\epsilon \epsilon \rangle, with ϵσ2\epsilon \sim \sigma ^2 being the superconformal descendant of σ\sigma.

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@article{arxiv.1807.04434,
  title  = {Bootstrapping minimal $\mathcal{N}=1$ superconformal field theory in three dimensions},
  author = {Junchen Rong and Ning Su},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1807.04434},
  year   = {2018}
}
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