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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rychkov, Slava., Author.

Series:

SpringerBriefs in Physics, 2191-5423

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Quantum field theory.

String models.

Particles (Nuclear physics).

Mathematical physics.

Quantum Field Theories, String Theory.

Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.

Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences.

Local Subjects:

Quantum Field Theories, String Theory.

Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.

Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XII, 72 p. 14 illus., 12 illus. in color.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2017.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Introduction

Physical Foundations of Conformal Symmetry

Conformal kinematics

Radial quantization and OPE

Conformal Bootstrap.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

ISBN:

3-319-43626-0