Ramanujan's $1/π$ series and conformal field theories
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| author | Bhat, Faizan Sinha, Aninda |
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| contents | In 1914, Ramanujan unveiled 17 extraordinary infinite series for $1/π$. In this work, we uncover their physics origin by relating them to 2D logarithmic conformal field theories (LCFTs), which emerge in diverse settings such as the fractional quantum Hall effect, percolation, polymers, and even holography. Through this LCFT connection, we reinterpret such infinite series in terms of fundamental CFT data -- the operator spectrum and OPE coefficients. This perspective leads to novel physics-inspired approximations for $1/π$. Drawing lessons from Ramanujan's formulae, we construct a new family of bases for expanding LCFT correlators that converge far more rapidly than the standard conformal block decomposition. This is achieved using recently developed stringy/parametric crossing-symmetric dispersion relations. Remarkably, when working with these new expansions, the action of a certain differential operator (which arises naturally from the Ramanujan connection) dramatically enhances convergence, with the entire contribution collapsing to that of the logarithmic identity operator. This striking simplification hints at a universal property of LCFTs. Finally, we discuss a new holographic interpretation of this unexpected mathematics-physics connection. |
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| spellingShingle | Ramanujan's $1/π$ series and conformal field theories Bhat, Faizan Sinha, Aninda High Energy Physics - Theory Mathematical Physics In 1914, Ramanujan unveiled 17 extraordinary infinite series for $1/π$. In this work, we uncover their physics origin by relating them to 2D logarithmic conformal field theories (LCFTs), which emerge in diverse settings such as the fractional quantum Hall effect, percolation, polymers, and even holography. Through this LCFT connection, we reinterpret such infinite series in terms of fundamental CFT data -- the operator spectrum and OPE coefficients. This perspective leads to novel physics-inspired approximations for $1/π$. Drawing lessons from Ramanujan's formulae, we construct a new family of bases for expanding LCFT correlators that converge far more rapidly than the standard conformal block decomposition. This is achieved using recently developed stringy/parametric crossing-symmetric dispersion relations. Remarkably, when working with these new expansions, the action of a certain differential operator (which arises naturally from the Ramanujan connection) dramatically enhances convergence, with the entire contribution collapsing to that of the logarithmic identity operator. This striking simplification hints at a universal property of LCFTs. Finally, we discuss a new holographic interpretation of this unexpected mathematics-physics connection. |
| title | Ramanujan's $1/π$ series and conformal field theories |
| topic | High Energy Physics - Theory Mathematical Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.21656 |