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Bootstrapping the Minimal 3D SCFT

High Energy Physics - Theory 2018-12-05 v2 Statistical Mechanics Strongly Correlated Electrons

Abstract

We study the conformal bootstrap constraints for 3D conformal field theories with a Z2\mathbb{Z}_2 or parity symmetry, assuming a single relevant scalar operator ϵ\epsilon that is invariant under the symmetry. When there is additionally a single relevant odd scalar σ\sigma, we map out the allowed space of dimensions and three-point couplings of such "Ising-like" CFTs. If we allow a second relevant odd scalar σ\sigma', we identify a feature in the allowed space compatible with 3D N=1\mathcal{N}=1 superconformal symmetry and conjecture that it corresponds to the minimal N=1\mathcal{N}=1 supersymmetric extension of the Ising CFT. This model has appeared in previous numerical bootstrap studies, as well as in proposals for emergent supersymmetry on the boundaries of topological phases of matter. Adding further constraints from 3D N=1\mathcal{N}=1 superconformal symmetry, we isolate this theory and use the numerical bootstrap to compute the leading scaling dimensions Δσ=Δϵ1=.58444(22)\Delta_{\sigma} = \Delta_{\epsilon} - 1 = .58444(22) and three-point couplings λσσϵ=1.0721(2)\lambda_{\sigma\sigma\epsilon} = 1.0721(2) and λϵϵϵ=1.67(1)\lambda_{\epsilon\epsilon\epsilon} = 1.67(1). We additionally place bounds on the central charge and use the extremal functional method to estimate the dimensions of the next several operators in the spectrum. Based on our results we observe the possible exact relation λϵϵϵ/λσσϵ=tan(1)\lambda_{\epsilon\epsilon\epsilon}/\lambda_{\sigma\sigma\epsilon} = \tan(1).

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@article{arxiv.1807.05702,
  title  = {Bootstrapping the Minimal 3D SCFT},
  author = {Alexander Atanasov and Aaron Hillman and David Poland},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1807.05702},
  year   = {2018}
}

Comments

16 pages, 6 figures; V2: references added

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