Rychkov, Slava. EPFL Lectures on Conformal Field Theory in D ≥ 3 Dimensions [electronic resource] / / by Slava Rychkov.. — 1st ed. 2017.. — XII, 72 p. 14 illus., 12 illus. in color. : online resource. — (SpringerBriefs in Physics,) 2191-5423. - SpringerBriefs in Physics, .
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Анотація: 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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Quantum field theory. String theory. Elementary particles (Physics). Mathematical physics. Quantum Field Theories, String Theory. Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory. Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences.