Published April 1999 | Version v1
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Conformal mechanics and the Virasoro algebra

Creators

  • 1. E-mail: jkumar at leland.Stanford.EDU (United States)

Description

We demonstrate that any scale-invariant mechanics of one variable exhibits not only 0+1 conformal symmetry, but also the symmetries of a full Virasoro algebra. We discuss the implications for the adS/CFT correspondence. (author)

Availability note (English)

Available in electronic form only at the Web site of the Journal of High Energy Physics located at http://jhep.sissa.it/. E-print number: hep-th/9901139

Additional details

Identifiers

URL
http://jhep.sissa.it/;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)
Journal Volume
4
Journal Issue
1999
Journal Page Range
p. vp
ISSN
1029-8479

INIS

Country of Publication
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
31015992
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
ALGEBRA; CONFORMAL INVARIANCE; DE SITTER GROUP; FIELD THEORIES; SYMMETRY
Descriptors DEC
INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICS; SYMMETRY GROUPS