Analytic conformal bootstrap and Virasoro primary fields in the Ashkin-Teller model

We revisit the critical two-dimensional Ashkin-Teller model, i.e. the $\mathbb{Z}_2$ orbifold of the compactified free boson CFT at $c=1$. We solve the model on the plane by computing its three-point structure constants and proving crossing symmetry of four-point correlation functions. We do this...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:e057ab3c9b20439188cb2b3962476d932021-11-09T16:53:02ZAnalytic conformal bootstrap and Virasoro primary fields in the Ashkin-Teller model2542-465310.21468/SciPostPhys.11.5.089https://doaj.org/article/e057ab3c9b20439188cb2b3962476d932021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://scipost.org/SciPostPhys.11.5.089https://doaj.org/toc/2542-4653We revisit the critical two-dimensional Ashkin-Teller model, i.e. the $\mathbb{Z}_2$ orbifold of the compactified free boson CFT at $c=1$. We solve the model on the plane by computing its three-point structure constants and proving crossing symmetry of four-point correlation functions. We do this not only for affine primary fields, but also for Virasoro primary fields, i.e. higher twist fields and degenerate fields. This leads us to clarify the analytic properties of Virasoro conformal blocks and fusion kernels at $c=1$. We show that blocks with a degenerate channel field should be computed by taking limits in the central charge, rather than in the conformal dimension. In particular, Al. Zamolodchikov's simple explicit expression for the blocks that appear in four-twist correlation functions is only valid in the non-degenerate case: degenerate blocks, starting with the identity block, are more complicated generalized theta functions.Nikita Nemkov, Sylvain RibaultSciPostarticlePhysicsQC1-999ENSciPost Physics, Vol 11, Iss 5, p 089 (2021)
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Nikita Nemkov, Sylvain Ribault
Analytic conformal bootstrap and Virasoro primary fields in the Ashkin-Teller model
description We revisit the critical two-dimensional Ashkin-Teller model, i.e. the $\mathbb{Z}_2$ orbifold of the compactified free boson CFT at $c=1$. We solve the model on the plane by computing its three-point structure constants and proving crossing symmetry of four-point correlation functions. We do this not only for affine primary fields, but also for Virasoro primary fields, i.e. higher twist fields and degenerate fields. This leads us to clarify the analytic properties of Virasoro conformal blocks and fusion kernels at $c=1$. We show that blocks with a degenerate channel field should be computed by taking limits in the central charge, rather than in the conformal dimension. In particular, Al. Zamolodchikov's simple explicit expression for the blocks that appear in four-twist correlation functions is only valid in the non-degenerate case: degenerate blocks, starting with the identity block, are more complicated generalized theta functions.
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author Nikita Nemkov, Sylvain Ribault
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title Analytic conformal bootstrap and Virasoro primary fields in the Ashkin-Teller model
title_short Analytic conformal bootstrap and Virasoro primary fields in the Ashkin-Teller model
title_full Analytic conformal bootstrap and Virasoro primary fields in the Ashkin-Teller model
title_fullStr Analytic conformal bootstrap and Virasoro primary fields in the Ashkin-Teller model
title_full_unstemmed Analytic conformal bootstrap and Virasoro primary fields in the Ashkin-Teller model
title_sort analytic conformal bootstrap and virasoro primary fields in the ashkin-teller model
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