03302nam 22006015 450 991073943580332120200703172508.03-319-43626-010.1007/978-3-319-43626-5(CKB)3710000000873158(DE-He213)978-3-319-43626-5(MiAaPQ)EBC4706380(PPN)195512138(EXLCZ)99371000000087315820160930d2017 u| 0engurnn#008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEPFL Lectures on Conformal Field Theory in D ≥ 3 Dimensions /by Slava Rychkov1st ed. 2017.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2017.1 online resource (XII, 72 p. 14 illus., 12 illus. in color.)SpringerBriefs in Physics,2191-54233-319-43625-2 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.Introduction -- Physical Foundations of Conformal Symmetry -- Conformal kinematics -- Radial quantization and OPE -- Conformal Bootstrap.This primer develops Conformal Field Theory (CFT) from scratch, whereby CFT is viewed as any conformally-invariant theory that describes a fixed point of a renormalization group flow in quantum field theory. The book is divided into four lectures: Lecture 1 addresses the physical foundations of conformal invariance, while Lecture 2 examines the constraints imposed by conformal symmetry on the correlation functions of local operators, presented using the so-called projective null cone – a procedure also known as the embedding formalism. In turn, Lecture 3 focuses on the radial quantization and the operator product expansion, while Lecture 4 offers a very brief introduction to the conformal bootstrap. Derived from course-based notes, these lectures are intended as a first point of entry to this topic for Master and PhD students alike.SpringerBriefs in Physics,2191-5423Quantum field theoryString theoryElementary particles (Physics)Mathematical physicsQuantum Field Theories, String Theoryhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P19048Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theoryhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P23029Mathematical Applications in the Physical Scienceshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/M13120Quantum field theory.String theory.Elementary particles (Physics).Mathematical physics.Quantum Field Theories, String Theory.Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences.530Rychkov Slavaauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut821812MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910739435803321EPFL Lectures on Conformal Field Theory in D ≥ 3 Dimensions1830164UNINA