Topological field theory
D Birmingham, M Blau, M Rakowski, G Thompson - Physics Reports, 1991 - Elsevier
6.1. 3. Evaluation of the partition function 252 A. 2. Supersymmetric quantum mechanics 319
6.1. 4. Evaluation ofthe observables: knot A. 3. Topological sigma models 320 invariants 255 …
6.1. 4. Evaluation ofthe observables: knot A. 3. Topological sigma models 320 invariants 255 …
Liouville theory revisited
J Teschner - Classical and Quantum Gravity, 2001 - iopscience.iop.org
We try to develop a coherent picture of Liouville theory as a two-dimensional conformal field
theory that takes into account the perspectives of the path-integral approach, bootstrap …
theory that takes into account the perspectives of the path-integral approach, bootstrap …
Semiclassical 3D gravity as an average of large-c CFTs
A bstract A two-dimensional CFT dual to a semiclassical theory of gravity in three
dimensions must have a large central charge c and a sparse low energy spectrum. This …
dimensions must have a large central charge c and a sparse low energy spectrum. This …
Moving the CFT into the bulk with
A bstract Recent work by Zamolodchikov and others has uncovered a solvable irrelevant
deformation of general 2D CFTs, defined by turning on the dimension 4 operator\(T\overline …
deformation of general 2D CFTs, defined by turning on the dimension 4 operator\(T\overline …
Liouville action as path-integral complexity: from continuous tensor networks to AdS/CFT
A bstract We propose an optimization procedure for Euclidean path-integrals that evaluate
CFT wave functionals in arbitrary dimensions. The optimization is performed by minimizing …
CFT wave functionals in arbitrary dimensions. The optimization is performed by minimizing …
Paired states of fermions in two dimensions with breaking of parity and time-reversal symmetries and the fractional quantum Hall effect
N Read, D Green - Physical Review B, 2000 - APS
We analyze pairing of fermions in two dimensions for fully gapped cases with broken parity
(P) and time reversal (T), especially cases in which the gap function is an orbital angular …
(P) and time reversal (T), especially cases in which the gap function is an orbital angular …
A theory of reparameterizations for AdS3 gravity
A bstract We rewrite the Chern-Simons description of pure gravity on global AdS 3 and on
Euclidean BTZ black holes as a quantum field theory on the AdS boundary. The resulting …
Euclidean BTZ black holes as a quantum field theory on the AdS boundary. The resulting …
Entanglement entropy at large central charge
T Hartman - arxiv preprint arxiv:1303.6955, 2013 - arxiv.org
Two-dimensional conformal field theories with a large central charge and a small number of
low-dimension operators are studied using the conformal block expansion. A universal …
low-dimension operators are studied using the conformal block expansion. A universal …
A proposal for 3d quantum gravity and its bulk factorization
TG Mertens, J Simón, G Wong - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2023 - Springer
A bstract Recent progress in AdS/CFT has provided a good understanding of how the bulk
spacetime is encoded in the entanglement structure of the boundary CFT. However, little is …
spacetime is encoded in the entanglement structure of the boundary CFT. However, little is …
[LIVRE][B] Quantum gravity in 2+ 1 dimensions
S Carlip, SJ Carlip - 2003 - books.google.com
This timely volume provides a broad survey of (2+ 1)-dimensional quantum gravity. It
emphasises the'quantum cosmology'of closed universes and the quantum mechanics of the …
emphasises the'quantum cosmology'of closed universes and the quantum mechanics of the …