The CFT of SLE loop measures and the Kontsevich--Suhov conjecture
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| contents | This paper initiates the study of the conformal field theory of the SLE$_κ$ loop measure $ν$ for $κ\in(0,4]$, the range where the loop is almost surely simple. First, we construct two commuting representations $(\mathbf{L}_n,\bar{\mathbf{L}}_n)_{n\in\mathbb{Z}}$ of the Virasoro algebra with central charge $c_\mathrm{M}=1-6(\frac{2}{\sqrtκ}-\frac{\sqrtκ}{2})^2\leq1$ as (unbounded) first order differential operators on $L^2(ν)$. Second, we introduce highest-weight representations and characterise their structure: in particular, we prove the existence of vanishing singular vectors at arbitrary levels on the Kac table. Third, we prove an integration by parts formula for the SLE loop measure, and use it to define the Shapovalov form of the representation, a non degenerate (but \emph{not} positive definite) Hermitian form $\mathcal{Q}$ on $L^2(ν)$ with a remarkably simple geometric expression. The fact that $\mathcal{Q}$ differs from the $L^2(ν)$-inner product is a manifestation of non-unitarity. Finally, we write down a spectral resolution of $\mathcal{Q}$ using the joint diagonalisation of $\mathbf{L}_0$ and $\bar{\mathbf{L}}_0$. As an application of these results, we provide the first proof of the uniqueness of restriction measures, as conjectured by Kontsevich and Suhov.
Our results lay the groundwork for an in-depth study of the CFT of SLE: in forthcoming works, we will define correlation functions on Riemann surfaces, and prove conformal Ward identities, BPZ equations, and conformal bootstrap formulas. |
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| spellingShingle | The CFT of SLE loop measures and the Kontsevich--Suhov conjecture Baverez, Guillaume Jego, Antoine Probability Mathematical Physics Complex Variables Representation Theory Primary: 60J67, 17B68. Secondary: 47L55, 81T40, 30C62 This paper initiates the study of the conformal field theory of the SLE$_κ$ loop measure $ν$ for $κ\in(0,4]$, the range where the loop is almost surely simple. First, we construct two commuting representations $(\mathbf{L}_n,\bar{\mathbf{L}}_n)_{n\in\mathbb{Z}}$ of the Virasoro algebra with central charge $c_\mathrm{M}=1-6(\frac{2}{\sqrtκ}-\frac{\sqrtκ}{2})^2\leq1$ as (unbounded) first order differential operators on $L^2(ν)$. Second, we introduce highest-weight representations and characterise their structure: in particular, we prove the existence of vanishing singular vectors at arbitrary levels on the Kac table. Third, we prove an integration by parts formula for the SLE loop measure, and use it to define the Shapovalov form of the representation, a non degenerate (but \emph{not} positive definite) Hermitian form $\mathcal{Q}$ on $L^2(ν)$ with a remarkably simple geometric expression. The fact that $\mathcal{Q}$ differs from the $L^2(ν)$-inner product is a manifestation of non-unitarity. Finally, we write down a spectral resolution of $\mathcal{Q}$ using the joint diagonalisation of $\mathbf{L}_0$ and $\bar{\mathbf{L}}_0$. As an application of these results, we provide the first proof of the uniqueness of restriction measures, as conjectured by Kontsevich and Suhov. Our results lay the groundwork for an in-depth study of the CFT of SLE: in forthcoming works, we will define correlation functions on Riemann surfaces, and prove conformal Ward identities, BPZ equations, and conformal bootstrap formulas. |
| title | The CFT of SLE loop measures and the Kontsevich--Suhov conjecture |
| topic | Probability Mathematical Physics Complex Variables Representation Theory Primary: 60J67, 17B68. Secondary: 47L55, 81T40, 30C62 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.09080 |