TY - JOUR
T1 - Infinite conformal symmetry in two-dimensional quantum field theory
AU - Belavin, A. A.
AU - Polyakov, A. M.
AU - Zamolodchikov, A. B.
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PY - 1984/7/23
Y1 - 1984/7/23
N2 - We present an investigation of the massless, two-dimentional, interacting field theories. Their basic property is their invariance under an infinite-dimensional group of conformal (analytic) transformations. It is shown that the local fields forming the operator algebra can be classified according to the irreducible representations of Virasoro algebra, and that the correlation functions are built up of the "conformal blocks" which are completely determined by the conformal invariance. Exactly solvable conformal theories associated with the degenerate representations are analyzed. In these theories the anomalous dimensions are known exactly and the correlation functions satisfy the systems of linear differential equations.
AB - We present an investigation of the massless, two-dimentional, interacting field theories. Their basic property is their invariance under an infinite-dimensional group of conformal (analytic) transformations. It is shown that the local fields forming the operator algebra can be classified according to the irreducible representations of Virasoro algebra, and that the correlation functions are built up of the "conformal blocks" which are completely determined by the conformal invariance. Exactly solvable conformal theories associated with the degenerate representations are analyzed. In these theories the anomalous dimensions are known exactly and the correlation functions satisfy the systems of linear differential equations.
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U2 - 10.1016/0550-3213(84)90052-X
DO - 10.1016/0550-3213(84)90052-X
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0010882054
SN - 0550-3213
VL - 241
SP - 333
EP - 380
JO - Nuclear Physics, Section B
JF - Nuclear Physics, Section B
IS - 2
ER -