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This primer develops Conformal Field Theory (CFT) from scratch, whereby CFT is viewed as any conformally-invariant theory that describes a fixed point of a renormalization group flow in quantum field theory.
The book is divided into four lectures: Lecture 1 addresses the physical foundations of conformal invariance, while Lecture 2 examines the constraints imposed by conformal symmetry on the correlation functions of local operators, presented using the so-called projective null cone – a procedure also known as the embedding formalism. In turn, Lecture 3 focuses on the radial quantization and the operator product expansion, while Lecture 4 offers a very brief introduction to the conformal bootstrap.
Derived from course-based notes, these lectures are intended as a first point of entry to this topic for Master and PhD students alike.
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“The book arises from EPFL lectures carried out in 2012. … certainly recommended for students which are interested in Conformal Field Theory. … it is well exposed, well written, and contains the argumentation in the level of its necessity.” (J. M. Hoff da Silva, zbMATH, Vol. 1365.81007, 2017)
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Prof. Vyacheslav (Slava) Rychkov obtained his Ph.D. in 2002 from Princeton University. Since 2012 he has been a staff member at CERN. In 2014 he was awarded the 'New Horizons in Physics Prize' for his work on conformal field theory.
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Book Title: EPFL Lectures on Conformal Field Theory in D ≥ 3 Dimensions
Authors: Slava Rychkov
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43626-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-43625-8Published: 11 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-43626-5Published: 30 September 2016
Series ISSN: 2191-5423
Series E-ISSN: 2191-5431
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 72
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 12 illustrations in colour
Topics: Quantum Field Theories, String Theory, Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory, Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences