A conformal field theory (CFT) is a quantum field theory that is invariant under conformal transformations. In two dimensions, there is an infinite-dimensional...

two-dimensional conformal field theory is a quantum field theory on a Euclidean two-dimensional space, that is invariant under local conformal transformations...

Sitter/conformal field theory correspondence (frequently abbreviated as AdS/CFT) is a conjectured relationship between two kinds of physical theories. On...

A conformal anomaly, scale anomaly, trace anomaly or Weyl anomaly is an anomaly, i.e. a quantum phenomenon that breaks the conformal symmetry of the classical...

mathematical physics, the conformal symmetry of spacetime is expressed by an extension of the Poincaré group, known as the conformal group; in layman's terms...

Conformal cooling channel, in injection or blow moulding Conformal field theory in physics, such as: Boundary conformal field theory Coset conformal field...

Wess–Zumino–Novikov–Witten model, is a type of two-dimensional conformal field theory named after Julius Wess, Bruno Zumino, Sergei Novikov and Edward...

in a general spacetime dimension displays inconsistencies due to the conformal anomaly. But, as was first noticed by Claud Lovelace, in a spacetime of...

In physics, Liouville field theory (or simply Liouville theory) is a two-dimensional conformal field theory whose classical equation of motion is a generalization...

rational conformal field theory is a special type of two-dimensional conformal field theory with a finite number of conformal primaries. In these theories, all...

In theoretical physics, boundary conformal field theory (BCFT) is a conformal field theory defined on a spacetime with a boundary (or boundaries). Different...

theoretical physics, a logarithmic conformal field theory is a conformal field theory in which the correlators of the basic fields are allowed to be logarithmic...

is closely related to fusion rules and conformal blocks in conformal field theory, and in particular WZW theory. In the 1940s S. S. Chern and A. Weil studied...

conformal geometry is the study of the set of angle-preserving (conformal) transformations on a space. In a real two dimensional space, conformal geometry...

two-dimensional conformal field theory. This terminology is now used both for D=2 and D>2. In d > 2 {\displaystyle d>2} dimensions conformal primary fields can be...

transformations that preserve the conformal geometry of the space. Several specific conformal groups are particularly important: The conformal orthogonal group. If...

presence of long-range background fields (such as gauge fields) are encoded in a two-dimensional conformal field theory defined on the worldsheet. For example...

which eventually led to the development of conformal field theory, a special case of quantum field theory, which is presently utilized in different areas...

dimensions known as M-theory. In late 1997, theorists discovered an important relationship called the anti-de Sitter/conformal field theory correspondence (AdS/CFT...

superalgebra Lie supergroup Two-dimensional conformal field theory Virasoro algebra Mirror symmetry Conformal anomaly Conformal algebra Superconformal algebra Vertex...

string theory Kondo model (s-d model) Minimal model (Virasoro minimal model) String theory Conformal field theory Supersymmetry Topological quantum field theory...

worldsheet diffeomorphisms and conformal transformations in the original free string theory, the resulting string field theories can be very different. Using...

The conformal bootstrap is a non-perturbative mathematical method to constrain and solve conformal field theories, i.e. models of particle physics or...

functions; imposing this requirement on the fields of a conformal field theory is known as the conformal bootstrap. An example of an operator product...

symmetry in conformal field theory. It is, for example, a symmetry of the Polyakov action. When quantum mechanical effects break the conformal invariance...

which is important in conformal field theory and topological field theory, is named after him. His research deals with string theory, gravity, black holes...

orientation. Conformal maps preserve both angles and the shapes of infinitesimally small figures, but not necessarily their size or curvature. The conformal property...

almost always invariant under the full conformal symmetry, and the study of such QFTs is conformal field theory (CFT). Operators in a CFT have a well-defined...

In gauge theory and mathematical physics, a topological quantum field theory (or topological field theory or TQFT) is a quantum field theory which computes...

the Witt algebra. It is widely used in two-dimensional conformal field theory and in string theory. The Virasoro algebra is spanned by generators Ln for...