scholarly journals Bilocal field theory in four dimensions

1993 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. R444-R447
Author(s):  
Takayuki Hori
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Bilocal Field

scholarly journals More on holographic correlators: twisted and dimensionally reduced structures

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Connor Behan ◽  
Pietro Ferrero ◽  
Xinan Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Theoretical Data ◽  
Infinite Family ◽  
Tree Level ◽  
Chiral Algebra ◽  
Perfect Agreement ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Independent Field ◽  
Superconformal Theories ◽  
Emergent Structure

Abstract Recently four-point holographic correlators with arbitrary external BPS operators were constructively derived in [1, 2] at tree-level for maximally superconformal theories. In this paper, we capitalize on these theoretical data, and perform a detailed study of their analytic properties. We point out that these maximally supersymmetric holographic correlators exhibit a hidden dimensional reduction structure à la Parisi and Sourlas. This emergent structure allows the correlators to be compactly expressed in terms of only scalar exchange diagrams in a dimensionally reduced spacetime, where formally both the AdS and the sphere factors have four dimensions less. We also demonstrate the superconformal properties of holographic correlators under the chiral algebra and topological twistings. For AdS5× S5 and AdS7× S4, we obtain closed form expressions for the meromorphic twisted correlators from the maximally R-symmetry violating limit of the holographic correlators. The results are compared with independent field theory computations in 4d $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 4 SYM and the 6d (2, 0) theory, finding perfect agreement. For AdS4× S7, we focus on an infinite family of near-extremal four-point correlators, and extract various protected OPE coefficients from supergravity. These OPE coefficients provide new holographic predictions to be matched by future supersymmetric localization calculations. In deriving these results, we also develop many technical tools which should have broader applicability beyond studying holographic correlators.

scholarly journals Topological excitations in statistical field theory at the upper critical dimension

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Panero ◽  
Antonio Smecca
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Monte Carlo Study ◽  
Critical Dimension ◽  
Density Profiles ◽  
Upper Critical Dimension ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Topological Excitations ◽  
Classical Heisenberg Model ◽  
Statistical Field ◽  
Statistical Field Theory

Abstract We present a high-precision Monte Carlo study of the classical Heisenberg model in four dimensions. We investigate the properties of monopole-like topological excitations that are enforced in the broken-symmetry phase by imposing suitable boundary conditions. We show that the corresponding magnetization and energy-density profiles are accurately predicted by previous analytical calculations derived in quantum field theory, while the scaling of the low-energy parameters of this description questions an interpretation in terms of particle excitations. We discuss the relevance of these findings and their possible experimental applications in condensed-matter physics.

scholarly journals Chiral correlators in $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 2 superconformal quivers

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Galvagno ◽  
Michelangelo Preti
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Perturbation Theory ◽  
Flat Space ◽  
Field Theories ◽  
Superconformal Field Theories ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Yang Mills ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Superspace Formalism ◽  
Model Approach

Abstract We consider a family of $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 2 superconformal field theories in four dimensions, defined as ℤq orbifolds of $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 4 Super Yang-Mills theory. We compute the chiral/anti-chiral correlation functions at a perturbative level, using both the matrix model approach arising from supersymmetric localisation on the four-sphere and explicit field theory calculations on the flat space using the $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 1 superspace formalism. We implement a highly efficient algorithm to produce a large number of results for finite values of N , exploiting the symmetries of the quiver to reduce the complexity of the mixing between the operators. Finally the interplay with the field theory calculations allows to isolate special observables which deviate from $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 4 only at high orders in perturbation theory.

scholarly journals EFFECTIVE AVERAGE ACTION IN STATISTICAL PHYSICS AND QUANTUM FIELD THEORY

2001 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. 1951-1982 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHRISTOF WETTERICH
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Statistical Physics ◽  
Thermal Fluctuations ◽  
Renormalization Group Equation ◽  
Group Equation ◽  
Quantum Field ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Average Action ◽  
Exact Renormalization Group ◽  
Unified Description

An exact renormalization group equation describes the dependence of the free energy on an infrared cutoff for the quantum or thermal fluctuations. It interpolates between the microphysical laws and the complex macroscopic phenomena. We present a simple unified description of critical phenomena for O(N)-symmetric scalar models in two, three or four dimensions, including essential scaling for the Kosterlitz-Thouless transition.

Degenerate classical minima and instantons

2021 ◽  
pp. 942-959
Author(s):  
Jean Zinn-Justin
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Ground State ◽  
Stochastic Dynamics ◽  
Minimum Energy ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Quantum Theories ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Quantum Tunnelling ◽  
Charge Conjugation Parity ◽  
Double Well Potential

Instantons play an important role in the following situation: quantum theories corresponding to classical actions that have non-continuously connected degenerate minima. The simplest examples are provided by one-dimensional quantum systems with symmetries and potentials with non-symmetric minima. Classically, the states of minimum energy correspond to a particle sitting at any of the minima of the potential. The position of the particle breaks (spontaneously) the symmetry of the system. By contrast, in quantum mechanics (QM), the modulus of the ground-state wave function is large near all the minima of the potential, as a consequence of barrier penetration effects. Two typical examples illustrate this phenomenon: the double-well potential, and the cosine potential, whose periodic structure is closer to field theory examples. In the context of stochastic dynamics, instantons are related to Arrhenius law. The proof of the existence of instantons relies on an inequality related to supersymmetric structures, and which generalizes to some field theory examples. Again, the presence of instantons again indicates that the classical minima are connected by quantum tunnelling, and that the symmetry between them is not spontaneously broken. Examples of such a situation are provided, in two dimensions, by the charge conjugation parity (CP) (N − 1) models and, in four dimensions, by SU(2) gauge theories.

Compacted dimensions and singular plasmonic surfaces

Science ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 358 (6365) ◽  
pp. 915-917 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. B. Pendry ◽  
Paloma Arroyo Huidobro ◽  
Yu Luo ◽  
Emanuele Galiffi
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Simple Model ◽  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
Graphene Layer ◽  
Field Theories ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Experimental Realization ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Metal Grating ◽  
Doped Graphene

In advanced field theories, there can be more than four dimensions to space, the excess dimensions described as compacted and unobservable on everyday length scales. We report a simple model, unconnected to field theory, for a compacted dimension realized in a metallic metasurface periodically structured in the form of a grating comprising a series of singularities. An extra dimension of the grating is hidden, and the surface plasmon excitations, though localized at the surface, are characterized by three wave vectors rather than the two of typical two-dimensional metal grating. We propose an experimental realization in a doped graphene layer.

DOES STOCHASTIC ANALYTIC REGULARIZATION PROVIDE QUANTUM FIELD THEORIES?

1992 ◽  
Vol 07 (04) ◽  
pp. 777-794
Author(s):  
C. P. MARTIN
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Regularization Method ◽  
Gauge Theories ◽  
Field Theories ◽  
Intermediate Step ◽  
Quantum Field Theories ◽  
Quantum Field ◽  
Point Function ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Analytic Regularization

We analyze whether the so-called method of stochastic analytic regularization is suitable as an intermediate step for constructing perturbative renormalized quantum field theories. We choose a λϕ3 in six dimensions to prove that this regularization method does not in general provide a quantum field theory. This result seems to apply to any field theory with a quadratically UV-divergent stochastic two-point function, for instance λϕ4 and gauge theories in four dimensions.

scholarly journals INTEGRABLE CONFORMAL FIELD THEORY IN FOUR DIMENSIONS AND FOURTH-RANK GEOMETRY

1993 ◽  
Vol 02 (04) ◽  
pp. 413-429 ◽  
Author(s):  
VICTOR TAPIA
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Conformal Field Theory ◽  
Critical Dimension ◽  
Conformal Killing ◽  
Infinitely Many Solutions ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Conformal Field ◽  
Killing Equation ◽  
Associated Operators ◽  
Line Elements

We consider the conformal properties of geometries described by higher-rank line elements. A crucial role is played by the conformal Killing equation (CKE). We introduce the concept of null-flat spaces in which the line element can be written as dsr=r!dζ1 … dζr. We then show that, for null-flat spaces, the critical dimension, for which the CKE has infinitely many solutions, is equal to the rank of the metric. Therefore, in order to construct an integrable conformal field theory in four dimensions we need to rely on fourth-rank geometry. We consider the simple model ℒ = ¼ Gμνλρ ∂μ ϕ ∂ν ϕ ∂λ ϕ ∂ρϕ and show that it is an integrable conformal model in four dimensions. Furthermore, the associated operators satisfy a Vir4 algebra.

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