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Bootstrapping multi-wound twist effects in symmetric orbifold CFTs

High Energy Physics - Theory 2023-07-27 v1

Abstract

We investigate the effects of the twist-2 operator in 2D symmetric orbifold CFTs. The twist operator can join together a twist-MM state and a twist-NN state, creating a twist-(M+N)(M+N) state. This process involves three effects: pair creation, propagation, and contraction. We study these effects by using a Bogoliubov ansatz and conformal symmetry. In this multi-wound scenario, pair creation no longer decouples from propagation, in contrast to the previous study where M=N=1M=N=1. We derive equations for these effects, which organize themselves into recursion relations and constraints. Using the recursion relations, we can determine the infinite number of coefficients in the effects through a finite number of inputs. Moreover, the number of required inputs can be further reduced by applying constraints.

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@article{arxiv.2307.14255,
  title  = {Bootstrapping multi-wound twist effects in symmetric orbifold CFTs},
  author = {Bin Guo and Shaun D. Hampton},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2307.14255},
  year   = {2023}
}

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38 pages