Published September 2005 | Version v1
Journal article

Knizhnik-Zamolodchikov equations and spectral flow in AdS3 string theory

  • 1. King's College London, Department of Mathematics, Strand, London WC2R 2LS (United Kingdom)

Description

I generalize the Knizhnik-Zamolodchikov equations to correlators of spectral flowed fields in AdS3 string theory. If spectral flow is preserved or violated by one unit, the resulting equations are equivalent to the KZ equations. If spectral flow is violated by two units or more, only some linear combinations of the KZ equations hold, but extra equations appear. Then I explicitly show how these correlators and the associated conformal blocks are related to Liouville theory correlators and conformal blocks with degenerate field insertions, where each unit of spectral flow violation removes one degenerate field. A similar relation to Liouville theory holds for noncompact parafermions

Availability note (English)

Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/1126-6708/2005/i=09/a=045/jhep092005045.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of High Energy Physics (ISSN 1029-8479) http://www.iop.org/

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of High Energy Physics
Journal Volume
2005
Journal Issue
09
Journal Page Range
p. 045
ISSN
1126-6708

INIS

Country of Publication
Italy
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
36099617
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
CONFORMAL INVARIANCE; FIELD EQUATIONS; LIOUVILLE THEOREM; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; STRING MODELS
Descriptors DEC
COMPOSITE MODELS; EQUATIONS; EXTENDED PARTICLE MODEL; FIELD THEORIES; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE MODELS; QUARK MODEL