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Correlation Functions in $\textrm{T}\bar{\textrm{T}}$-deformed Theories on the Torus

High Energy Physics - Theory 2024-12-05 v3

Abstract

We study the correlation functions of local operators in unitary TTˉ\textrm{T}\bar{\textrm{T}}-deformed field theories defined on a torus, using their formulation in terms of Jackiw-Teitelboim gravity. We focus on the two-point correlation function in momentum space when the undeformed theory is a conformal field theory. The large momentum behavior of the correlation function is computed and compared to that of TTˉ\textrm{T}\bar{\textrm{T}}-deformed field theories defined on a plane. For the latter, the behavior found was (tqπe)tq2π\left(\frac{\sqrt{t}|q|}{\pi e}\right)^{-\frac{tq^2}{\pi}}, where qq is the momentum and tt is the deformation parameter. For a torus, the same behavior is found for q<<L/t|q|<<L/t, where LL is the torus' length scale. However, for q>>L/t|q|>>L/t, a different behavior is found: (2t5q2πeL3T2)tq2π\left(\frac{2\sqrt{t}^5q^2}{\pi e L^3|T|^2}\right)^{\frac{tq^2}{\pi}}, where TT is the modular parameter of the torus. Hence, at large momentum, the correlator decays and then grows. This behavior suggests that operators carrying momentum qq are smeared on a distance scale tqt|q|. The difference from the plane's result illustrates the non-locality of the theory and the UV-IR mixing.

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@article{arxiv.2407.15090,
  title  = {Correlation Functions in $\textrm{T}\bar{\textrm{T}}$-deformed Theories on the Torus},
  author = {Netanel Barel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2407.15090},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

v1:25 pages + appendices, 7 figures. v2: slight modifications. v3: 31 pages + appendices, 8 figures. Final section added with a summary and discussion, and other slight modifications