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Conformal field theory of Gaussian free fields in a multiply connected domain

Mathematical Physics 2024-07-12 v1 Complex Variables math.MP Probability

Abstract

We implement a version of conformal field theory (CFT) that gives a connection to SLE in a multiply connected domain. Our approach is based on the Gaussian free field and applies to CFTs with central charge c1c \leq 1. In this framework we introduce the generalized Eguchi-Ooguri equations and use them to derive the explicit form of Ward's equations, which describe the insertion of a stress tensor in terms of Lie derivatives and differential operators depending on the Teicm\"{u}ller modular parameters. Furthermore, by implementing the BPZ equations, we provide a conformal field theoretic realization of an SLE in a multiply connected domain, which in particular suggests its drift function, and construct a class of martingale observables for this SLE process.

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@article{arxiv.2407.08220,
  title  = {Conformal field theory of Gaussian free fields in a multiply connected domain},
  author = {Tom Alberts and Sung-Soo Byun and Nam-Gyu Kang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2407.08220},
  year   = {2024}
}

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