scholarly journals AdS3 GRAVITATIONAL INSTANTONS FROM CONFORMAL FIELD THEORY

1999 ◽  
Vol 14 (28) ◽  
pp. 1961-1981 ◽  
Author(s):  
SHUHEI MANO
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Conformal Field Theory ◽  
Bound States ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Partition Functions ◽  
De Sitter ◽  
Btz Black Hole ◽  
Gravitational Instantons ◽  
Conformal Field ◽  
Horizon Geometry

A conformal field theory on the boundary of three-dimensional asymptotic anti-de Sitter spaces which appear as near horizon geometry of D-brane bound states is discussed. It is shown that partition functions of gravitational instantons appear as high and low temperature limits of the partition function of the conformal field theory. The result reproduces phase transition between the anti-de Sitter space and the BTZ black hole in the bulk gravity.

scholarly journals BMS symmetry via AdS/CFT

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Lowe ◽  
David M. Ramirez
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Conformal Field Theory ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Virasoro Algebra ◽  
Radius Of Curvature ◽  
Large Radius ◽  
De Sitter ◽  
Natural Action ◽  
Conformal Field ◽  
Sitter Spacetime

Abstract With a view to understanding extended-BMS symmetries in the framework of the AdS4/CFT3 correspondence, asymptotically AdS geometries are constructed with null impulsive shockwaves involving a discontinuity in superrotation parameters. The holographic dual is proposed to be a two-dimensional Euclidean defect conformal field localized on a particular timeslice in a three-dimensional conformal field theory on de Sitter spacetime. The defect conformal field theory generates a natural action of the Virasoro algebra. The large radius of curvature limit ℓ → ∞ yields spacetimes with nontrivial extended-BMS charges corresponding to a single set of Virasoro charges.

scholarly journals Parafermionization, bosonization, and critical parafermionic theories

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan Yao ◽  
Akira Furusaki
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Conformal Field Theory ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Lattice Models ◽  
Partition Functions ◽  
Minimal Models ◽  
Fermionic Model ◽  
Conformal Field ◽  
Critical Theories ◽  
Wigner Transformation

AbstractWe formulate a ℤk-parafermionization/bosonization scheme for one-dimensional lattice models and field theories on a torus, starting from a generalized Jordan-Wigner transformation on a lattice, which extends the Majorana-Ising duality atk= 2. The ℤk-parafermionization enables us to investigate the critical theories of parafermionic chains whose fundamental degrees of freedom are parafermionic, and we find that their criticality cannot be described by any existing conformal field theory. The modular transformations of these parafermionic low-energy critical theories as general consistency conditions are found to be unconventional in that their partition functions on a torus transform differently from any conformal field theory whenk >2. Explicit forms of partition functions are obtained by the developed parafermionization for a large class of critical ℤk-parafermionic chains, whose operator contents are intrinsically distinct from any bosonic or fermionic model in terms of conformal spins and statistics. We also use the parafermionization to exhaust all the ℤk-parafermionic minimal models, complementing earlier works on fermionic cases.

scholarly journals ANTI-DE-SITTER SPACE, BRANES, SINGLETONS, SUPERCONFORMAL FIELD THEORIES AND ALL THAT

1999 ◽  
Vol 14 (06) ◽  
pp. 815-843 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. DUFF
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Conformal Field Theory ◽  
Historical Review ◽  
De Sitter Space ◽  
Field Theories ◽  
De Sitter ◽  
Superconformal Field Theories ◽  
Conformal Field ◽  
New Approaches ◽  
The Universe

There has recently been a revival of interest in anti-de-Sitter space (AdS), brought about by the conjectured duality between physics in the bulk of AdS and a conformal field theory on the boundary. Since the whole subject of branes, singletons and superconformal field theories on the AdS boundary was an active area of research about ten years ago, we begin with a historical review, including the idea of the "membrane at the end of the universe." We then compare the old and new approaches and discuss some new results on AdS 5 × S5 and AdS 3 × S3.

scholarly journals SUPERGRAVITY DESCRIPTION OF FIELD THEORIES ON CURVED MANIFOLDS AND A NO GO THEOREM

2001 ◽  
Vol 16 (05) ◽  
pp. 822-855 ◽  
Author(s):  
JUAN MALDACENA ◽  
CARLOS NUÑEZ
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Conformal Field Theory ◽  
Riemann Surface ◽  
Riemann Surfaces ◽  
Field Theories ◽  
De Sitter ◽  
Curved Manifolds ◽  
Conformal Field ◽  
Low Energies ◽  
M Theory

In the first part of this paper we find supergravity solutions corresponding to branes on worldvolumes of the form Rd×Σ where Σ is a Riemann surface. These theories arise when we wrap branes on holomorphic Riemann surfaces inside K3 or CY manifolds. In some cases the theory at low energies is a conformal field theory with two less dimensions. We find some non-singular supersymmetric compactifications of M-theory down to AdS5. We also propose a criterion for permissible singularities in supergravity solutions. In the second part of this paper, which can be read independently of the first, we show that there are no non-singular Randall-Sundrum or de-Sitter compactifications for large class of gravity theories.

scholarly journals ON THE CFT DUALS FOR NEAR-EXTREMAL BLACK HOLES

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (22) ◽  
pp. 1601-1611 ◽  
Author(s):  
JØRGEN RASMUSSEN
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Black Holes ◽  
Black Hole ◽  
Conformal Field Theory ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Conformal Field ◽  
Horizon Geometry ◽  
Cardy Formula ◽  
Asymptotic Symmetries ◽  
Extremal Black Holes

We consider Kerr–Newman–AdS–dS black holes near extremality and work out the near-horizon geometry of these near-extremal black holes. We identify the exact U (1)L× U (1)R isometries of the near-horizon geometry and provide boundary conditions enhancing them to a pair of commuting Virasoro algebras. The conserved charges of the corresponding asymptotic symmetries are found to be well-defined and nonvanishing and to yield central charges cL≠0 and cR = 0. The Cardy formula subsequently reproduces the Bekenstein–Hawking entropy of the black hole. This suggests that the near-extremal Kerr–Newman–AdS–dS black hole is holographically dual to a non-chiral two-dimensional conformal field theory.

scholarly journals BITS AND PIECES IN LOGARITHMIC CONFORMAL FIELD THEORY

2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (25) ◽  
pp. 4497-4591 ◽  
Author(s):  
MICHAEL A. I. FLOHR
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Conformal Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Hall ◽  
Field Theories ◽  
Partition Functions ◽  
Conformal Field Theories ◽  
Fractional Quantum Hall ◽  
Conformal Field ◽  
Logarithmic Conformal Field Theory ◽  
Verlinde Formula

These are notes of my lectures held at the first School & Workshop on Logarithmic Conformal Field Theory and its Applications, September 2001 in Tehran, Iran. These notes cover only selected parts of the by now quite extensive knowledge on logarithmic conformal field theories. In particular, I discuss the proper generalization of null vectors towards the logarithmic case, and how these can be used to compute correlation functions. My other main topic is modular invariance, where I discuss the problem of the generalization of characters in the case of indecomposable representations, a proposal for a Verlinde formula for fusion rules and identities relating the partition functions of logarithmic conformal field theories to such of well known ordinary conformal field theories. The two main topics are complemented by some remarks on ghost systems, the Haldane-Rezayi fractional quantum Hall state, and the relation of these two to the logarithmic c=-2 theory.

scholarly journals A Study of Confinement for QQ- Potentials on D3, M2, and M5 Branes

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Edward Quijada ◽  
Henrique Boschi-Filho
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Conformal Field Theory ◽  
Flux Tube ◽  
Flat Space ◽  
The Other ◽  
Field Theories ◽  
Wilson Loops ◽  
Interaction Potentials ◽  
Conformal Field ◽  
Horizon Geometry

We study analytically and numerically the interaction potentials between a pair of quark and antiquark on D3, M2, and M5 branes. These potentials are obtained using Maldacena’s method involving Wilson loops and present confining and nonconfining behaviours in different situations that we explore in this work. In particular, at the near horizon geometry, the potentials are nonconfining in agreement with conformal field theory expectations. On the other side, far from horizon, the dual field theories are no longer conformal and the potentials present confinement. This is in agreement with the behaviour of strings in flat space where the string mimics the expected flux tube of QCD. A study of the transition between the confining/nonconfining regimes in the three different scenarios (D3, M2, and M5) is also performed.

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