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We study N=1 superconformal theory in the context of AdS/CFT correspondence in the large central charge limit using Chern-Simons formulation of $3d$ gravity. In this limit conformal dimensions of a subclass of so-called light primary…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2022-11-09 Vladimir Belavin , J. Ramos Cabezas

By solving the two variable differential equations which arise from finding the eigenfunctions for the Casimir operator for $O(d,2)$ succinct expressions are found for the functions, conformal partial waves, representing the contribution of…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-03-10 F. A. Dolan , H. Osborn

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 evaluate the 1-loop partition function of conformal gravity in four dimensions around an $AdS_4$ background, using the heat kernel techniques. We give expressions for the relevant thermodynamical quantities and compare our results with…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-05-25 M. Irakleidou , I. Lovrekovic

We continue to investigate the dual description of the Virasoro conformal blocks arising in the framework of the classical limit of the AdS$_3$/CFT$_2$ correspondence. To give such an interpretation in previous studies, certain restrictions…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2017-09-13 V. A. Belavin , R. V. Geiko

Extending previous work on 2 -- and 3 -- point functions, we study the 4 -- point function and its conformal block structure in conformal quantum mechanics CFT$_1$, which realizes the SO(2,1) symmetry group. Conformal covariance is…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2013-05-30 R. Jackiw , S. -Y. Pi

The n-point functions of any Conformal Field Theory (CFT) in $d$ dimensions can always be interpreted as spatial restrictions of corresponding functions in a higher-dimensional CFT with dimension $d'> d$. In particular, when a four-point…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-01-08 Ferdinando Gliozzi

Conformal Field Theories (CFTs) are special classes of quantum field theories that find applications ranging from critical phenomena to theories of quantum gravity via holography. Understanding thermal effects in CFTs is crucial:…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-08-05 Alessio Miscioscia

In $\mathcal{N}=1$ superconformal theories in four dimensions the two-point function of superconformal multiplets is known up to an overall constant. A superconformal multiplet contains several conformal primary operators, whose two-point…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-03-08 Daliang Li , Andreas Stergiou

In celestial conformal field theory, gluons are represented by primary fields with dimensions $\Delta=1+i\lambda$, $\lambda\in\mathbb{R}$ and spin $J=\pm 1$, in the adjoint representation of the gauge group. All two- and three-point…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-01-11 Wei Fan , Angelos Fotopoulos , Stephan Stieberger , Tomasz R. Taylor , Bin Zhu

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

We probe the conformal block structure of a scalar four-point function in $d\geq2$ conformal field theories by including higher-order derivative terms in a bulk gravitational action. We consider a heavy-light four-point function as the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2019-08-27 A. Liam Fitzpatrick , Kuo-Wei Huang

It has long been known that two-point functions of conformal field theory (CFT) are nothing but the integral kernels of intertwining operators for two equivalent representations of conformal algebra. Such intertwining operators are known to…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2017-01-16 Satoshi Ohya

Logarithmic spin-1/3 superconformal field theories are investigated. the chiral and full two-point functions of two-(or more-) dimensional Jordanian blocks of arbitrary weights, are obtained.

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-01-07 Fardin Kheirandish , Mohammad Khorrami

We present a comprehensive method for the evaluation of a vast class of integrals representing 3-point functions of conformal field theories in momentum space. The method leads to analytic, closed-form expressions for all scalar and…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-06-18 Adam Bzowski , Paul McFadden , Kostas Skenderis

The conformal invariance properties of the QCD Pomeron in the transverse plane allow us to give an explicit analytical expression for the conformal eigenvectors in the mixed representation in terms of two conformal blocks, each block being…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2007-05-23 H. Navelet , R. Peschanski

We study the semiclassical holographic correspondence between 2d CFT n-point conformal blocks and massive particle configurations in the asymptotically AdS3 space. On the boundary we use the heavy-light approximation in which case two of…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2017-02-01 K. B. Alkalaev

We present a simple prescription for computing conformal blocks and correlation functions holographically in AdS$_3$ in terms of Wilson lines merging at a bulk vertex. This is shown to reproduce global conformal blocks and heavy-light…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-09-21 Mert Besken , Ashwin Hegde , Eliot Hijano , Per Kraus

In this paper we develop further the relation between conformal four-point blocks involving external spinning fields and Calogero-Sutherland quantum mechanics with matrix-valued potentials. To this end, the analysis of…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-05-09 Volker Schomerus , Evgeny Sobko

In this note, we present an alternative representation of the conformal block with external scalars in general spacetime dimensions in terms of a finite summation over Appell fourth hypergeometric function ${\bf{F}}_4$. We also construct…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2020-01-08 Heng-Yu Chen , Hideki Kyono