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Analytic and numerical bootstrap of CFTs with $O(m)\times O(n)$ global symmetry in 3D

Authors :
Johan Henriksson, Stefanos R. Kousvos, Andreas Stergiou
Source :
SciPost Physics, Vol 9, Iss 3, p 035 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
SciPost, 2020.

Abstract

Motivated by applications to critical phenomena and open theoretical questions, we study conformal field theories with $O(m)\times O(n)$ global symmetry in $d=3$ spacetime dimensions. We use both analytic and numerical bootstrap techniques. Using the analytic bootstrap, we calculate anomalous dimensions and OPE coefficients as power series in $\varepsilon=4-d$ and in $1/n$, with a method that generalizes to arbitrary global symmetry. Whenever comparison is possible, our results agree with earlier results obtained with diagrammatic methods in the literature. Using the numerical bootstrap, we obtain a wide variety of operator dimension bounds, and we find several islands (isolated allowed regions) in parameter space for $O(2)\times O(n)$ theories for various values of $n$. Some of these islands can be attributed to fixed points predicted by perturbative methods like the $\varepsilon$ and large-$n$ expansions, while others appear to arise due to fixed points that have been claimed to exist in resummations of perturbative beta functions.

Subjects

Subjects :
Physics
QC1-999

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
25424653
Volume :
9
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
SciPost Physics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.6c1857e26acd49f88072198f6aeed7c3
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.21468/SciPostPhys.9.3.035