Published December 11, 2017 | Version v1
Journal article

Modular constraints on conformal field theories with currents

  • 1. Korea Institute for Advanced Study, 85 Hoegiro, Dongdaemun-Gu, Seoul 02455 (Korea, Republic of)

Description

We study constraints coming from the modular invariance of the partition function of two-dimensional conformal field theories. We constrain the spectrum of CFTs in the presence of holomorphic and anti-holomorphic currents using the semi-definite programming. In particular, we find the bounds on the twist gap for the non-current primaries depend dramatically on the presence of holomorphic currents, showing numerous kinks and peaks. Various rational CFTs are realized at the numerical boundary of the twist gap, saturating the upper limits on the degeneracies. Such theories include Wess-Zumino-Witten models for the Deligne's exceptional series, the Monster CFT and the Baby Monster CFT. We also study modular constraints imposed by W-algebras of various type and observe that the bounds on the gap depend on the choice of W-algebra in the small central charge region.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/JHEP12(2017)045; Available from http://repo.scoap3.org/record/22703

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)
Journal Volume
2017
Journal Issue
12
Journal Page Range
p. 45
ISSN
1029-8479

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
49062993
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
CONFORMAL INVARIANCE; PARTITION FUNCTIONS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; FUNCTIONS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES

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Copyright (c) OPEN ACCESS, © The Authors
Notes
PUBLISHER-ID: JHEP12(2017)045; ARXIV:1708.08815; OAI: oai:repo.scoap3.org:22703
Funding organization
SCOAP3, CERN, Geneva (Switzerland)