Solving Conformal Defects in 3D Conformal Field Theory using Fuzzy Sphere Regularization

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Auteurs principaux: Hu, Liangdong, He, Yin-Chen, Zhu, W.
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author Hu, Liangdong
He, Yin-Chen
Zhu, W.
author_facet Hu, Liangdong
He, Yin-Chen
Zhu, W.
contents Defects in conformal field theory (CFT) are of significant theoretical and experimental importance. The presence of defects theoretically enriches the structure of the CFT, but at the same time, it makes it more challenging to study, especially in dimensions higher than two. Here, we demonstrate that the recently-developed theoretical scheme, \textit{fuzzy (non-commutative) sphere regularization}, provides a powerful lens through which one can dissect the defect of 3D CFTs in a transparent way. As a notable example, we study the magnetic line defect of 3D Ising CFT and clearly demonstrate that it flows to a conformal defect fixed point. We have identified 6 low-lying defect primary operators, including the displacement operator, and accurately extract their scaling dimensions through the state-operator correspondence. Moreover, we also compute one-point bulk correlators and two-point bulk-defect correlators, which show great agreement with predictions of defect conformal symmetry, and from which we extract various bulk-defect operator product expansion coefficients. Our work demonstrates that the fuzzy sphere offers a powerful tool for exploring the rich physics in 3D defect CFTs.
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spellingShingle Solving Conformal Defects in 3D Conformal Field Theory using Fuzzy Sphere Regularization
Hu, Liangdong
He, Yin-Chen
Zhu, W.
Statistical Mechanics
Strongly Correlated Electrons
High Energy Physics - Lattice
High Energy Physics - Theory
Defects in conformal field theory (CFT) are of significant theoretical and experimental importance. The presence of defects theoretically enriches the structure of the CFT, but at the same time, it makes it more challenging to study, especially in dimensions higher than two. Here, we demonstrate that the recently-developed theoretical scheme, \textit{fuzzy (non-commutative) sphere regularization}, provides a powerful lens through which one can dissect the defect of 3D CFTs in a transparent way. As a notable example, we study the magnetic line defect of 3D Ising CFT and clearly demonstrate that it flows to a conformal defect fixed point. We have identified 6 low-lying defect primary operators, including the displacement operator, and accurately extract their scaling dimensions through the state-operator correspondence. Moreover, we also compute one-point bulk correlators and two-point bulk-defect correlators, which show great agreement with predictions of defect conformal symmetry, and from which we extract various bulk-defect operator product expansion coefficients. Our work demonstrates that the fuzzy sphere offers a powerful tool for exploring the rich physics in 3D defect CFTs.
title Solving Conformal Defects in 3D Conformal Field Theory using Fuzzy Sphere Regularization
topic Statistical Mechanics
Strongly Correlated Electrons
High Energy Physics - Lattice
High Energy Physics - Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.01903