Abstract:Abstract Chapter 11 discusses the so-called minimal conformal models, all of which are characterized by a finite number of representations. It goes on to demonstrate how all correlation functions of t...Abstract Chapter 11 discusses the so-called minimal conformal models, all of which are characterized by a finite number of representations. It goes on to demonstrate how all correlation functions of these models satisfy linear differential equations. It shows how their explicit solutions are given by using the Coulomb gas method. It also explains how their exact partition functions can be obtained by enforcing the modular invariance of the theory. The chapter also covers null vectors, the Kac determinant, unitary representations, operator product expansion, fusion rules, Verlinde algebra, screening operators, structure constants, the Landau–Ginzburg formulation, modular invariance, and Torus geometry. The appendix covers hypergeometric functions.Read More
Publication Year: 2020
Publication Date: 2020-03-26
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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