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Conformal 3-point functions and the Lorentzian OPE in momentum space

High Energy Physics - Theory 2020-09-24 v3

Abstract

In conformal field theory in Minkowski momentum space, the 3-point correlation functions of local operators are completely fixed by symmetry. Using Ward identities together with the existence of a Lorentzian operator product expansion (OPE), we show that the Wightman function of three scalar operators is a double hypergeometric series of the Appell F4F_4 type. We extend this simple closed-form expression to the case of two scalar operators and one traceless symmetric tensor with arbitrary spin. Time-ordered and partially-time-ordered products are constructed in a similar fashion and their relation with the Wightman function is discussed.

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@article{arxiv.1909.00878,
  title  = {Conformal 3-point functions and the Lorentzian OPE in momentum space},
  author = {Marc Gillioz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1909.00878},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

35 pages, 6 figures; v2: references added; v3: discussion on analytic continuation improved, matches published version