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Integrable flows between exact CFTs

High Energy Physics - Theory 2017-12-06 v2 Mathematical Physics math.MP Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems

Abstract

We explicitly construct families of integrable σ\sigma-model actions smoothly interpolating between exact CFTs. In the ultraviolet the theory is the direct product of two current algebras at levels k1k_1 and k2k_2. In the infrared and for the case of two deformation matrices the CFT involves a coset CFT, whereas for a single matrix deformation it is given by the ultraviolet direct product theories but at levels k1k_1 and k2k1k_2-k_1. For isotropic deformations we demonstrate integrability. In this case we also compute the exact beta-function for the deformation parameters using gravitational methods. This is shown to coincide with previous results obtained using perturbation theory and non-perturbative symmetries.

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@article{arxiv.1707.05149,
  title  = {Integrable flows between exact CFTs},
  author = {George Georgiou and Konstantinos Sfetsos},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1707.05149},
  year   = {2017}
}

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1+27 pages, text improvements, version published in JHEP

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