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We argue that nonperturbative CFT correlation functions admit a Mellin amplitude representation. Perturbative Mellin representation readily follows. We discuss the main properties of nonperturbative CFT Mellin amplitudes: subtractions,…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2020-08-26 Joao Penedones , Joao A. Silva , Alexander Zhiboedov

We explore the Mellin representation of conformal correlation functions recently proposed by Mack. Examples in the AdS/CFT context reinforce the analogy between Mellin amplitudes and scattering amplitudes. We conjecture a simple formula…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2011-03-18 Joao Penedones

We investigate the use of the embedding formalism and the Mellin transform in the calculation of tree-level conformal correlation functions in $AdS$/CFT. We evaluate 5- and 6-point Mellin amplitudes in $\phi^3$ theory and even a 12-pt…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-05-28 Miguel F. Paulos

We define Mellin amplitudes for the fermion-scalar four point function and the fermion four point function. The Mellin amplitude thus defined has multiple components each associated with a tensor structure. In the case of three spacetime…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-04-18 Josua Faller , Sourav Sarkar , Mritunjay Verma

We propose a definition of Mellin amplitudes for conformal correlators involving arbitrary spinning operators in tensor representations of the Lorentz group. These representations cover all bosonic local operators. Our strategy is to…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-10-10 Zhongjie Huang , Yichao Tang

We introduce Mellin amplitudes for correlation functions of $k$ scalar operators and one operator with spin in conformal field theories (CFT) in general dimension. We show that Mellin amplitudes for scalar operators have simple poles with…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2014-10-16 Vasco Gonçalves , João Penedones , Emilio Trevisani

We explore the Mellin representation of correlation functions in conformal field theories in the weak coupling regime. We provide a complete proof for a set of Feynman rules to write the Mellin amplitude for a general tree level Feynman…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2017-02-09 Amin A. Nizami , Arnab Rudra , Sourav Sarkar , Mritunjay Verma

We study the renormalization group flow equations for correlation functions of weakly coupled quantum field theories in AdS. Taking the limit where the external points approach the conformal boundary, we obtain a flow of conformally…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2022-09-27 Markus B. Fröb

Celestial holography provides a promising avenue to studying bulk scattering in flat spacetime from the perspective of boundary celestial conformal field theory (CCFT). A key ingredient in connecting the two sides is the celestial…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2022-10-26 Hongliang Jiang

We construct the Mellin representation of four point conformal correlation function with external primary operators with arbitrary integer spacetime spins, and obtain a natural proposal for spinning Mellin amplitudes. By restricting to the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-05-23 Heng-Yu Chen , En-Jui Kuo , Hideki Kyono

The computation of CFT correlation functions via Witten diagrams in AdS space can be simplified via the Mellin transform. Recently a set of Feynman rules for tree-level Mellin space amplitudes has been proposed for scalar theories. In this…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-03 Dhritiman Nandan , Anastasia Volovich , Congkao Wen

In AdS/CFT, we introduce a robust method for computing $n$-point gluon Mellin amplitudes, applicable in various spacetime dimensions. Using the Mellin transform and a recursive algorithm, we efficiently calculate tree-level gluon…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-11-14 Jinwei Chu , Savan Kharel

We investigate the embedding formalism in conjunction with the Mellin transform to determine tree-level gluon amplitudes in AdS/CFT. Detailed computations of three to five-point correlators are conducted, ultimately distilling what were…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-01-02 Jinwei Chu , Savan Kharel

Motivated by recent work on the utility of Mellin space for representing conformal correlators in $AdS$/CFT, we study its suitability for representing dual conformal integrals of the type which appear in perturbative scattering amplitudes…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-04 Miguel F. Paulos , Marcus Spradlin , Anastasia Volovich

We consider manifestly crossing symmetric dispersion relations for Mellin amplitudes of scalar four point correlators in conformal field theories (CFTs). This allows us to set up the non-perturbative Polyakov bootstrap for CFTs in Mellin…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-05-31 Rajesh Gopakumar , Aninda Sinha , Ahmadullah Zahed

We extend the complete Mellin (CM) representation of Feynman amplitudes to the non-commutative quantum field theories. This representation is a versatile tool. It provides a quick proof of meromorphy of Feynman amplitudes in parameters such…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2008-11-26 R. Gurau , A. P. C. Malbouisson , V. Rivasseau , A. Tanasa

We provide necessary and sufficient conditions for a Conformal Field Theory to have a description in terms of a perturbative Effective Field Theory in AdS. The first two conditions are well-known: the existence of a perturbative `1/N'…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-11 A. Liam Fitzpatrick , Jared Kaplan

We derive a simple relation between the Mellin amplitude for AdS/CFT correlation functions and the bulk S-Matrix in the flat spacetime limit, proving a conjecture of Penedones. As a consequence of the Operator Product Expansion, the Mellin…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-03 A. Liam Fitzpatrick , Jared Kaplan

We present a universal treatment for imposing superconformal constraints on Mellin amplitudes for $\mathrm{SCFT_d}$ with $3\leq d\leq 6$. This leads to a new technique to compute holographic correlators, which is similar but complementary…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-09-26 Xinan Zhou

We generalize the Mellin representation for a generic co-dimension flat defect CFT. We study the analytic structure of the Mellin amplitudes. We also compute Witten diagrams for a generic co-dimension flat defect CFT.

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-03-20 Vasco Goncalves , Georgios Itsios
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