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Classifying three-character RCFTs with Wronskian Index equalling $\mathbf{0}$ or $\mathbf{2}$

High Energy Physics - Theory 2021-12-08 v2

Abstract

In the modular linear differential equation (MLDE) approach to classifying rational conformal field theories (RCFTs) both the MLDE and the RCFT are identified by a pair of non-negative integers [n,l]\textbf{[n,l]}. n\mathbf{n} is the number of characters of the RCFT as well as the order of the MLDE that the characters solve and l\mathbf{l}, the Wronskian index, is associated to the structure of the zeroes of the Wronskian of the characters. In this paper, we study [3,0]\textbf{[3,0]} and [3,2]\textbf{[3,2]} MLDEs in order to classify the corresponding CFTs. We reduce the problem to a "finite" problem: to classify CFTs with central charge 0<c96 0 < c \leq 96, we need to perform 6,7206,720 computations for the former and 20,16020,160 for the latter. Each computation involves (i) first finding a simultaneous solution to a pair of Diophantine equations and (ii) computing Fourier coefficients to a high order and checking for positivity. In the [3,0]\textbf{[3,0]} case, for 0<c96 0 < c \leq 96, we obtain many character-like solutions: two infinite classes and a discrete set of 303303. After accounting for various categories of known solutions, including Virasoro minimal models, WZW CFTs, Franc-Mason vertex operator algebras and Gaberdiel-Hampapura-Mukhi novel coset CFTs, we seem to have seven hitherto unknown character-like solutions which could potentially give new CFTs. We also classify [3,2]\textbf{[3,2]} CFTs for 0<c96 0 < c \leq 96: each CFT in this case is obtained by adjoining a constant character to a [2,0]\textbf{[2,0]} CFT, whose classification was achieved by Mathur-Mukhi-Sen three decades ago.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2108.01060,
  title  = {Classifying three-character RCFTs with Wronskian Index equalling $\mathbf{0}$ or $\mathbf{2}$},
  author = {Arpit Das and Chethan N. Gowdigere and Jagannath Santara},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2108.01060},
  year   = {2021}
}

Comments

Added references and explanations and tables. an added section on possible GHM-dual pairs of CFTs. unchanged section three which contains the classification. 4 pages

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