Published July 19, 2018 | Version v1
Journal article

Taming the ϵ-expansion with large spin perturbation theory

  • 1. Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford,Andrew Wiles Building, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter,Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG (United Kingdom)

Description

We apply analytic bootstrap techniques to the four-point correlator of fundamental fields in the Wilson-Fisher model. In an ϵ-expansion crossing symmetry fixes the double discontinuity of the correlator in terms of CFT data at lower orders. Large spin perturbation theory, or equivalently the recently proposed Froissart-Gribov inversion integral, then allows one to reconstruct the CFT data of intermediate operators of any spin. We use this method to compute the anomalous dimensions and OPE coefficients of leading twist operators. To cubic order in ϵ the double discontinuity arises solely from the identity operator and the scalar bilinear operator, making the computation straightforward. At higher orders the double discontinuity receives contributions from infinite towers of higher spin operators. At fourth order, the structure of perturbation theory leads to a proposal in terms of functions of certain degree of transcendentality, which can then be fixed by symmetries. This leads to the full determination of the CFT data for leading twist operators to fourth order.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/JHEP07(2018)131; Available from http://repo.scoap3.org/record/26922

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)
Journal Volume
2018
Journal Issue
07
Journal Page Range
p. 131
ISSN
1029-8479

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
49094394
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
CALCULATION METHODS; CONFORMAL INVARIANCE; CROSSING SYMMETRY; FIELD OPERATORS; PERTURBATION THEORY; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SPIN
Descriptors DEC
ANGULAR MOMENTUM; FIELD THEORIES; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; QUANTUM OPERATORS; SYMMETRY

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Copyright (c) OPEN ACCESS, © The Authors
Notes
PUBLISHER-ID: JHEP07(2018)131; ARXIV:1712.02314; OAI: oai:repo.scoap3.org:26922
Funding organization
SCOAP3, CERN, Geneva (Switzerland)