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.
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ISBN
9783319436265
Publisert
2018
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Springer
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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