Published May 30, 2005 | Version v1
Journal article

TFT construction of RCFT correlators IV:

  • 1. Institutionen foer Fysik, Karlstads Universitet, Universitetsgatan 5, S-65188 Karlstad (Sweden)
  • 2. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Gravitationsphysik, Albert-Einstein-Institut, am Muehlenberg 1, D-14476 Golm (Germany)
  • 3. Fachbereich Mathematik, Universitaet Hamburg, Schwerpunkt Algebra und Zahlentheorie, Bundesstrasse 55, D-20146 Hamburg (Germany)

Description

We compute the fundamental correlation functions in two-dimensional rational conformal field theory, from which all other correlators can be obtained by sewing: the correlators of three bulk fields on the sphere, one bulk and one boundary field on the disk, three boundary fields on the disk, and one bulk field on the cross cap. We also consider conformal defects and calculate the correlators of three defect fields on the sphere and of one defect field on the cross cap. Each of these correlators is presented as the product of a structure constant and the appropriate conformal two- or three-point block. The structure constants are expressed as invariants of ribbon graphs in three-manifolds

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2005.03.018;
arXiv
arXiv:hep-th/0412290v2;
PII
S0550-3213(05)00215-4;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Physics. B
Journal Volume
715
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 539-638
ISSN
0550-3213
CODEN
NUPBBO

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
37049514
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
CONFORMAL INVARIANCE; CORRELATION FUNCTIONS; GRAPH THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MANIFOLDS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; FUNCTIONS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; MATHEMATICS

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Copyright (c) 2005 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.