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On co-dimension two defect operators

High Energy Physics - Theory 2016-11-09 v1

Abstract

Conformal symmetry is broken by a flat or spherical defect operator D\mathcal{D}. We show that this defect operator, may be identified as a pair of twist operators which are inserted at the tips of its causal diamond. Any kk-point correlation function in a flat or spherical defect CFT is equivalent to a (k+2)(k+2)-point correlation function. We reproduce one point correlation functions and also solve two point correlation functions in defect CFTs . Mutual R\'enyi entropy is computed and agrees with previous result in a certain limit. We conjecture there may be universal terms in general co-dimension two defect CFTs.

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@article{arxiv.1611.02485,
  title  = {On co-dimension two defect operators},
  author = {Jiang Long},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1611.02485},
  year   = {2016}
}

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27 pages, 3 figures

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