CONFORMAL FIELD THEORY IN TWO DIMENSIONS

Conformal field theory in two dimensions has, over the years, been an extremely useful tool for a variety of physical and mathematical problems. In this paper, perhaps one of the most profound and foundational aspects of the subject is reviewed in detail, namely that of an operator algebra of the th...

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Published inInternational journal of modern physics. A, Particles and fields, gravitation, cosmology Vol. 21; no. 11; pp. 2237 - 2258
Main Author NAGI, JASBIR
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published World Scientific Publishing Company 30.04.2006
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Conformal field theory
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logarithmic conformal field theory
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Summary:Conformal field theory in two dimensions has, over the years, been an extremely useful tool for a variety of physical and mathematical problems. In this paper, perhaps one of the most profound and foundational aspects of the subject is reviewed in detail, namely that of an operator algebra of the theory. This aspect is then demonstrated in some modern applications, first stochastic Loewner evolution and then logarithmic conformal field theory.
ISSN:0217-751X
1793-656X
DOI:10.1142/S0217751X06031272