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We apply the numerical conformal bootstrap to correlators of Coulomb and Higgs branch operators in $4d$ $\mathcal{N}=2$ superconformal theories. We start by revisiting previous results on single correlators of Coulomb branch operators. In…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-02-24 Aleix Gimenez-Grau , Pedro Liendo

We initiate the S-matrix bootstrap analysis of theories with non-invertible symmetries in (1+1) dimensions. Our previous work showed that crossing symmetry of S-matrices in such theories is modified, with modification characterized by the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-11-04 Christian Copetti , Lucia Cordova , Shota Komatsu

The constraints of conformal bootstrap are applied to investigate a set of conformal field theories in various dimensions. The prescriptions can be applied to both unitary and non unitary theories allowing for the study of the spectrum of…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-19 Ferdinando Gliozzi , Antonio Rago

A new bootstrap equation in 2-dimensional conformal field theory is derived starting from the momentum-space representation of the correlation functions. Since Wightman functions are not crossing-symmetric, the analyticity properties of the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-03-28 Marc Gillioz

Logarithmic conformal field theories have a vast range of applications, from critical percolation to systems with quenched disorder. In this paper we thoroughly examine the structure of these theories based on their symmetry properties. Our…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2017-11-22 Matthijs Hogervorst , Miguel Paulos , Alessandro Vichi

In this paper, we present a framework for the analytic bootstrap of three-point energy correlators, a crucial observable in $\mathcal{N}=4$ super Yang-Mills theory and quantum chromodynamics (QCD). Our approach combines spherical contour…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2025-09-30 Jianyu Gong , Andrzej Pokraka , Kai Yan , Xiaoyuan Zhang

We study the mixed system of correlation functions involving a scalar field charged under a global $U(1)$ symmetry and the associated conserved spin-1 current $J_\mu$. Using numerical bootstrap techniques we obtain bounds on new observables…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-02-03 Marten Reehorst , Emilio Trevisani , Alessandro Vichi

It is shown how to obtain conformal blocks from embedding space with the help of the operator product expansion. The minimal conformal block originates from scalar exchange in a four-point correlation functions of four scalars. All…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-06-08 Jean-François Fortin , Witold Skiba

We apply analytic conformal bootstrap ideas in Mellin space to conformal field theories with $O(N)$ symmetry and cubic anisotropy. We write down the conditions arising from the consistency between the operator product expansion and crossing…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2019-07-12 Parijat Dey , Apratim Kaviraj , Aninda Sinha

In the realm of contemporary physics, the bootstrap method is typically associated with an optimization-based approach to problem-solving. This method leverages our understanding of a specific physical problem, which is used as the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-01-02 Zechuan Zheng

We consider constraints on the S-matrix of any gapped, Lorentz invariant quantum field theory in 1 + 1 dimensions due to crossing symmetry and unitarity. In this way we establish rigorous bounds on the cubic couplings of a given theory with…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-01-17 Miguel F. Paulos , Joao Penedones , Jonathan Toledo , Balt C. van Rees , Pedro Vieira

Whether O(N)-invariant conformal field theory exists in five dimensions with its implication to higher-spin holography was much debated. We find an affirmative result on this question by utilizing conformal bootstrap approach. In solving…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2014-12-23 Jin-Beom Bae , Soo-Jong Rey

We initiate the study of correlation functions of non-Abelian spin-1 conserved current in three dimensional conformal field theories using numerical conformal bootstrap. We discuss the general framework and apply it to the particular cases…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-09-22 Yin-Chen He , Junchen Rong , Ning Su , Alessandro Vichi

We calculate the interaction vertex of three BFKL states including the bare triple BFKL Pomeron coupling and discuss its relation with the correlation functions in two-dimensional conformal field theory. We construct the operator algebra of…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-10-30 G. P. Korchemsky

We work out all of the details required for implementation of the conformal bootstrap program applied to the four-point function of two scalars and two vectors in an abstract conformal field theory in arbitrary dimension. This includes a…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-02-17 Fernando Rejon-Barrera , Daniel Robbins

We present a systematic exploration of conformal field theories (CFTs) constrained by duality-inspired fusion rules using the conformal bootstrap. We classify the operator spectrum into three sectors: $[\sigma]$, $[\epsilon]$, and $[1]$.…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-05-20 Yu Nakayama , Toshiki Onagi

Motivated by applications to critical phenomena and open theoretical questions, we study conformal field theories with $O(m)\times O(n)$ global symmetry in $d=3$ spacetime dimensions. We use both analytic and numerical bootstrap techniques.…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2020-12-10 Johan Henriksson , Stefanos R. Kousvos , Andreas Stergiou

We generalize the embedding formalism for conformal field theories to the case of general operators with mixed symmetry. The index-free notation encoding symmetric tensors as polynomials in an auxiliary polarization vector is extended to…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-09-03 Miguel S. Costa , Tobias Hansen

We propose a roadmap for bootstrapping conformal field theories (CFTs) described by gauge theories in dimensions $d>2$. In particular, we provide a simple and workable answer to the question of how to detect the gauge group in the bootstrap…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-12-29 Yin-Chen He , Junchen Rong , Ning Su

We initiate the study of the conformal bootstrap using Sturm-Liouville theory, specializing to four-point functions in one-dimensional CFTs. We do so by decomposing conformal correlators using a basis of eigenfunctions of the Casimir which…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-01-17 Matthijs Hogervorst , Balt C. van Rees