The conformal bootstrap: Theory, numerical techniques, and applications
Conformal field theories have been long known to describe the fascinating universal physics
of scale invariant critical points. They describe continuous phase transitions in fluids …
of scale invariant critical points. They describe continuous phase transitions in fluids …
Analyticity and unitarity for cosmological correlators
A bstract We study the fundamentals of quantum field theory on a rigid de Sitter space. We
show that the perturbative expansion of late-time correlation functions to all orders can be …
show that the perturbative expansion of late-time correlation functions to all orders can be …
From dS to AdS and back
A bstract We describe in more detail the general relation uncovered in our previous work
between boundary correlators in de Sitter (dS) and in Euclidean anti-de Sitter (EAdS) space …
between boundary correlators in de Sitter (dS) and in Euclidean anti-de Sitter (EAdS) space …
Light-ray operators in conformal field theory
A bstract We argue that every CFT contains light-ray operators labeled by a continuous spin
J. When J is a positive integer, light-ray operators become integrals of local operators over a …
J. When J is a positive integer, light-ray operators become integrals of local operators over a …
AdS bulk locality from sharp CFT bounds
A bstract It is a long-standing conjecture that any CFT with a large central charge and a large
gap∆ gap in the spectrum of higher-spin single-trace operators must be dual to a local …
gap∆ gap in the spectrum of higher-spin single-trace operators must be dual to a local …
AdS Witten diagrams to Carrollian correlators
A Bagchi, P Dhivakar, S Dutta - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2023 - Springer
A bstract Carrollian Conformal Field Theories (CFTs) have been proposed as co-dimension
one holographic duals to asymptotically flat spacetimes as opposed to Celestial CFTs which …
one holographic duals to asymptotically flat spacetimes as opposed to Celestial CFTs which …
Bootstrap** inflationary correlators in Mellin space
A bstract We develop a Mellin space approach to boundary correlation functions in anti-de
Sitter (AdS) and de Sitter (dS) spaces. Using the Mellin-Barnes representation of correlators …
Sitter (AdS) and de Sitter (dS) spaces. Using the Mellin-Barnes representation of correlators …
Solving the 3d Ising Model with the Conformal Bootstrap II. -Minimization and Precise Critical Exponents
We use the conformal bootstrap to perform a precision study of the operator spectrum of the
critical 3d Ising model. We conjecture that the 3d Ising spectrum minimizes the central …
critical 3d Ising model. We conjecture that the 3d Ising spectrum minimizes the central …
The lightcone bootstrap and the spectrum of the 3d Ising CFT
D Simmons-Duffin - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2017 - Springer
We compute numerically the dimensions and OPE coefficients of several operators in the 3d
Ising CFT, and then try to reverse-engineer the solution to crossing symmetry analytically …
Ising CFT, and then try to reverse-engineer the solution to crossing symmetry analytically …
Convexity and liberation at large spin
A bstract We consider several aspects of unitary higher-dimensional conformal field theories
(CFTs). We first study massive deformations that trigger a flow to a gapped phase. Deep …
(CFTs). We first study massive deformations that trigger a flow to a gapped phase. Deep …