EPFL Lectures on Conformal Field Theory in D ≥ 3 Dimensions / / by Slava Rychkov

• Autore: Rychkov Slava
• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2017.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (XII, 72 p. 14 illus., 12 illus. in color.)
• Disciplina: 530
• Soggetto topico: Quantum 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
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Physical Foundations of Conformal Symmetry -- Conformal kinematics -- Radial quantization and OPE -- Conformal Bootstrap.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: EPFL Lectures on Conformal Field Theory in D ≥ 3 Dimensions
• ISBN: 3-319-43626-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910739435803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: SpringerBriefs in Physics, . 2191-5423