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Energy momentum tensor correlators in $\phi^4$ theory II: The spin-two sector

High Energy Physics - Theory 2025-07-03 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

We extend the computation of the C_T charge of the 2-point function of the Energy-Momentum Tensor to 4-loops. We show that C_T decomposes into two sectors, the conformal sector, which encodes the value of the central charge at fixed points and an RG-sector that contains logarithmic and constant corrections proportional to the beta-function. This latter constitutes the main new result of this work and is inaccessible via CFT methods alone. Furthermore, we demonstrate that C_T satisfies an eigenvalue-like equation analogous to that of the spin-0 charge, as discussed in part I, though with a different in general eigenvalue. Finally we present three possible applications.

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@article{arxiv.2507.01713,
  title  = {Energy momentum tensor correlators in $\phi^4$ theory II: The spin-two sector},
  author = {Nikos Irges and Leonidas Karageorgos},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.01713},
  year   = {2025}
}

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36 pages