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The (2, 0) superconformal bootstrap

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: The mere existence of six-dimensional supersymmetric ``$(2,0)$'' conformal field theories implies many deep, nonperturbative dualities within the landscape of four- and three- dimensional quantum field theories. All evidence for these $6D$ theories is indirect and they are intrinsically nonperturbative, defying a conventional (Lagrangian) definition. This paper pushes methods developed for two dimensions (``bootstrap'') to higher dimensions, exploiting symmetries and numerical methods to obtain, for the first time, concrete results for the spectrum, correlation functions, etc., of these mysterious theories, without resorting to simplifying limitations.

Source: Physical review. D/Physical review. D.

DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.93.025016

Authors: Christopher Beem, Madalena Lemos, Leonardo Rastelli, Balt C. van Rees

Institutions: Institute for Advanced Study, Stony Brook University, European Organization for Nuclear Research

Language: English

Topic: Black Holes and Theoretical Physics

Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid