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Main Authors: Diatlyk, Oleksandr, Sun, Zimo, Wang, Yifan
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.16522
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author Diatlyk, Oleksandr
Sun, Zimo
Wang, Yifan
author_facet Diatlyk, Oleksandr
Sun, Zimo
Wang, Yifan
contents We study an $O(N)$ invariant surface defect in the Wilson-Fisher conformal field theory (CFT) in $d=4-ε$ dimensions. This defect is defined by mass deformation on a two-dimensional surface that generates localized disorder and is conjectured to factorize into a pair of ordinary boundary conditions in $d=3$. We determine defect CFT data associated with the lightest $O(N)$ singlet and vector operators up to the third order in the $ε$-expansion, find agreements with results from numerical methods and provide support for the factorization proposal in $d=3$. Along the way, we observe surprising non-renormalization properties for surface anomalous dimensions and operator-product-expansion coefficients in the $ε$-expansion. We also analyze the full conformal anomalies for the surface defect.
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spellingShingle Surprises in the Ordinary: $O(N)$ Invariant Surface Defect in the $ε$-expansion
Diatlyk, Oleksandr
Sun, Zimo
Wang, Yifan
High Energy Physics - Theory
We study an $O(N)$ invariant surface defect in the Wilson-Fisher conformal field theory (CFT) in $d=4-ε$ dimensions. This defect is defined by mass deformation on a two-dimensional surface that generates localized disorder and is conjectured to factorize into a pair of ordinary boundary conditions in $d=3$. We determine defect CFT data associated with the lightest $O(N)$ singlet and vector operators up to the third order in the $ε$-expansion, find agreements with results from numerical methods and provide support for the factorization proposal in $d=3$. Along the way, we observe surprising non-renormalization properties for surface anomalous dimensions and operator-product-expansion coefficients in the $ε$-expansion. We also analyze the full conformal anomalies for the surface defect.
title Surprises in the Ordinary: $O(N)$ Invariant Surface Defect in the $ε$-expansion
topic High Energy Physics - Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.16522