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Conformal Correlators on the Lorentzian Torus

High Energy Physics - Theory 2023-10-24 v1

Abstract

The general form of a 2D conformal field theory (CFT) correlator on a Euclidean Riemann surface, Lorentzian plane or Lorentzian cylinder is well-known. This paper describes the general form of 2- and 3-point CFT correlators on the Lorentzian torus LT2\mathcal{LT}^2 which arises as the conformal boundary of the group manifold SL(2,R)\mathrm{SL}(2,\mathbb{R}) AdS3/Z\simeq \text{AdS}_3/\mathbb{Z}. We consider only generic points, thereby omitting an analysis of contact terms, which already exhibits a surprisingly rich structure. The results are relevant to celestial holography, for which the LT2\mathcal{LT}^2 at the boundary of Klein space is the home of the putative celestial CFT.

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@article{arxiv.2310.15104,
  title  = {Conformal Correlators on the Lorentzian Torus},
  author = {Walker Melton and Atul Sharma and Andrew Strominger},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.15104},
  year   = {2023}
}

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12 pages

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