Epfl Lectures On Conformal Field Theory In D 3 Dimensions (springerbriefs In Physics)
by Slava Rychkov /
2016 / English / PDF
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Authors: Rychkov, Slava
This primer develops Conformal Field Theory (CFT) from scratch, whereby CFT is viewed as any conformally-invariant theory that describes a fixed point of a renormalization group flow in quantum field theory.
The book is divided into four lectures: Lecture 1 addresses the physical foundations of conformal invariance, while Lecture 2 examines the constraints imposed by conformal symmetry on the correlation functions of local operators, presented using the so-called projective null cone a procedure also known as the embedding formalism. In turn, Lecture 3 focuses on the radial quantization and the operator product expansion, while Lecture 4 offers a very brief introduction to the conformal bootstrap.
Derived from course-based notes, these lectures are intended as a first point of entry to this topic for Master and PhD students alike.
Number of Pages
XII, 72
Number of Illustrations and Tables
2 b/w illustrations, 12 illustrations in colour
Topics
Quantum Field Theories, String Theory
Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory
Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences
