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We introduce a method for computing conformal blocks of operators in arbitrary Lorentz representations in any spacetime dimension, making it possible to apply bootstrap techniques to operators with spin. The key idea is to implement the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2019-08-23 David Simmons-Duffin

We study three-point correlation functions of scalar operators in conformal field theories with boundaries and interfaces. We focus on two cases where there are one bulk and two boundary operators (B$\partial\partial$), or two bulk and one…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-09-27 Junding Chen , Xinan Zhou

In this work we initiate an integrability-based approach to multipoint conformal blocks for higher dimensional conformal field theories. Our main observation is that conformal blocks for $N$-point functions may be considered as…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-01-28 Ilija Buric , Sylvain Lacroix , Jeremy A. Mann , Lorenzo Quintavalle , Volker Schomerus

We present a comprehensive discussion of renormalisation of 3-point functions of scalar operators in conformal field theories in general dimension. We have previously shown that conformal symmetry uniquely determines the momentum-space…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-03-15 Adam Bzowski , Paul McFadden , Kostas Skenderis

We apply numerical conformal bootstrap techniques to the four-point function of a Weyl spinor in 4d non-supersymmetric CFTs. We find universal bounds on operator dimensions and OPE coefficients, including bounds on operators in mixed…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2019-02-19 Denis Karateev , Petr Kravchuk , Marco Serone , Alessandro Vichi

We study the conformal bootstrap in fractional space-time dimensions, obtaining rigorous bounds on operator dimensions. Our results show strong evidence that there is a family of unitary CFTs connecting the 2D Ising model, the 3D Ising…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-10-13 S. El-Showk , M. Paulos , D. Poland , S. Rychkov , D. Simmons-Duffin , A. Vichi

Using polarization spinor methods in conjunction with the superspace formalism, we construct 3-point superconformal invariants that are used to determine the form of 3-point correlators of spinning superfield operators in $\mathcal{N}=1$…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-02-24 Aditya Jain , Amin A. Nizami

We show that conformal blocks simplify greatly when there is a large difference between two of the scaling dimensions for external operators. In particular the spacetime dimension only appears in an overall constant which we determine via…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2014-09-09 Connor Behan

It was recently shown that multi-point conformal blocks in higher dimensional conformal field theory can be considered as joint eigenfunctions for a system of commuting differential operators. The latter arise as Hamiltonians of a Gaudin…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-12-02 Ilija Buric , Sylvain Lacroix , Jeremy A. Mann , Lorenzo Quintavalle , Volker Schomerus

We develop techniques useful for obtaining conformal blocks in embedding space. We construct a unique differential operator in embedding space and use it to construct a function that will be an important ingredient in assembling conformal…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2019-07-25 Jean-François Fortin , Witold Skiba

Conformal blocks are a central analytic tool for higher dimensional conformal field theory. We employ Harish-Chandra's radial component map to construct universal Casimir differential equations for spinning conformal blocks in any dimension…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-04-05 Ilija Buric , Volker Schomerus

We present a detailed analysis of a scalar conformal four-point function obtained from AdS/CFT correspondence. We study the scalar exchange graphs in AdS and discuss their analytic properties. Using methods of conformal partial wave…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 L. Hoffmann , A. C. Petkou , W. Ruehl

We compute the four point function of scalar fields in AdS$_3$ charged under $U(1)$ Chern-Simons fields using the bulk version of the operator state mapping. Then we show how this four point function is reproduced from a CFT$_2$ with a…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2014-03-28 Ville Keranen

Scalar-fermion models, such as the Gross-Neveu-Yukawa model, admit natural $1d$ defects given by the exponential of a scalar field integrated along a straight line. In $4-\varepsilon$ dimensions the defect coupling is weakly relevant and…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-04-29 Julien Barrat , Pedro Liendo , Philine van Vliet

We define and compute the four-dimensional thermal $n$-point conformal block in the projection channel using oscillator representations on $\mathbb{S}^1_\beta \times \mathbb{S}^3$. This is done by evaluating a class of integrals over the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-08-08 Martin Ammon , Jakob Hollweck , Tobias Hössel , Katharina Wölfl

For SCFTs with an $SU(2)$ R-symmetry, we determine the superconformal blocks that contribute to the four-point correlation function of a priori distinct half-BPS superconformal primaries as an expansion in terms of the relevant bosonic…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2020-02-05 Florent Baume , Michael Fuchs , Craig Lawrie

We consider the problem of computing N=2 superconformal block functions. We argue that the Kazama-Suzuki coset realization of N=2 superconformal algebra in terms of the affine sl(2) algebra provides relations between N=2 and affine sl(2)…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-11 V. Belavin

We consider conformal perturbation theory for $n$-point functions on the sphere in general 2D CFTs to first order in coupling constant. We regulate perturbation integrals using canonical hard disk excisions of size $\epsilon$ around the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-12-22 Benjamin A. Burrington , Ida G. Zadeh

Superconformal transformations are derived for the $\N=2,4 supermultiplets corresponding to the simplest chiral primary operators. These are applied to two, three and four point correlation functions. When $\N=4$, results are obtained for…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-07 F. A. Dolan , H. Osborn

We present a calculation of three point functions for a class of chiral operators, including the primary ones, in d = 3, N = 8; d = 6, N = (2,0) and d = 4, N = 4 superconformal field theories at large N. These theories are related to the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-31 Fiorenzo Bastianelli , Roberto Zucchini