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...

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

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

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

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

In two-dimensional conformal field theory, Virasoro conformal blocks (named after Miguel Ángel Virasoro) are special functions that serve as building blocks...

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

conformal group. Conformal symmetry encompasses special conformal transformations and dilations. In three spatial plus one time dimensions, conformal...

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

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...

rational conformal field theory. In the context of quantum field theory, modular tensor categories are used to store algebraic data for rational conformal field...

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

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

expansions in the dimension d or in n, or using the conformal bootstrap approach. Its conformal data are functions of d and n, on which many results...

behaviour is described by the two-dimensional Ising conformal field theory. This conformal theory has central charge c = 1 / 2 {\displaystyle c=1/2} ...

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...

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...

Short for conformal Killing spinor. CKV Short for conformal Killing vector. CFT Conformal field theory Chan–Paton A Chan–Paton charge is a degree of freedom...

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...

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

Mathieu; David Sénéchal (1997). Conformal field theory. New York: Springer. In the conformal field theory nomenclature, this theory is the minimal model M 3...

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

the Witt algebra. It is widely used in two-dimensional conformal field theory and in string theory. It is named after Miguel Ángel Virasoro. The Virasoro...

History of string theory Giddings, Steven B. (1999-10-04). "Boundary S-Matrix and the Anti–de Sitter Space to Conformal Field Theory Dictionary". Physical...

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...

Conformal field theory and statistical mechanics, Les Houches Lectures 2008 Cardy, Pasquale Calabrese Entanglement entropy and conformal field theory...

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