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Scalar CFTs and Their Large N Limits

High Energy Physics - Theory 2018-10-17 v1

Abstract

We study scalar conformal field theories whose large NN spectrum is fixed by the operator dimensions of either Ising model or Lee-Yang edge singularity. Using numerical bootstrap to study CFTs with SNZ2S_N\otimes Z_2 symmetry, we find a series of kinks whose locations approach (ΔσIsing,ΔϵIsing)(\Delta^{\text{Ising}}_{\sigma},\Delta^{\text{Ising}}_{\epsilon}) at NN\rightarrow \infty. Setting N=4N=4, we study the cubic anisotropic fixed point with three spin components. As byproducts of our numerical bootstrap work, we discover another series of kinks whose identification with previous known CFTs remains a mystery. We also show that "minimal models" of W3\mathcal{W}_3 algebra saturate the numerical bootstrap bounds of CFTs with S3S_3 symmetry.

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@article{arxiv.1712.00985,
  title  = {Scalar CFTs and Their Large N Limits},
  author = {Junchen Rong and Ning Su},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1712.00985},
  year   = {2018}
}

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29 pages, 5 figures

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