Logarithmic operators in $c=0$ bulk CFTs
Abstract
We study Kac operators (e.g. energy operator) in percolation and self-avoiding walk bulk CFTs with central charge . The proper normalizations of these operators can be deduced at generic by requiring the finiteness and reality of the three-point constants in cluster and loop model CFTs. At , Kac operators become zero-norm states and the bottom fields of logarithmic multiplets, and comparison with Liouville CFT suggests the potential existence of arbitrarily high rank Jordan blocks. We give a generic construction of logarithmic operators based on Kac operators and focus on the rank-2 pair of the energy operator mixing with the hull operator. By taking the limit, we compute some of their conformal data and use this to investigate the operator algebra at . Based on cluster decomposition, we find that, contrary to previous belief, the four-point correlation function of the bulk energy operator does not vanish at , and a crucial role is played by its coupling to the rank-3 Jordan block associated with the second energy operator. This reveals the intriguing way zero-norm operators build long-range higher-point correlations through the intricate logarithmic structures in bulk CFTs.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2411.18696,
title = {Logarithmic operators in $c=0$ bulk CFTs},
author = {Yifei He},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.18696},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
44 pages + appendices, 11 figures; v2, minor revisions