Abstract
In this work we apply the lightcone bootstrap to a four-point function of scalars in two-dimensional conformal field theory. We include the entire Virasoro symmetry and consider non-rational theories with a gap in the spectrum from the vacuum and no conserved currents. For those theories, we compute the large dimension limit (h/c ≫ 1) of the OPE spectral decomposition of the Virasoro vacuum. We then propose a kernel ansatz that generalizes the spectral decomposition beyond h/c ≫ 1. Finally, we estimate the corrections to the OPE spectral densities from the inclusion of the lightest operator in the spectrum.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 194 |
Journal | Journal of High Energy Physics |
Volume | 2021 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2021 |
Keywords
- AdS-CFT Correspondence
- Conformal Field Theory
- Nonperturbative Effects
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics