Conformal correlators as simplex integrals in momentum space
Conformal correlators as simplex integrals in momentum space
We find the general solution of the conformal Ward identities for scalar n-point functions in momentum space and in general dimension. The solution is given in terms of integrals over (n − 1)-simplices in momentum space. The n operators are inserted at the n vertices of the simplex, and the momenta running between any two vertices of the simplex are the integration variables. The integrand involves an arbitrary function of momentum space cross ratios constructed from the integration variables, while the external momenta enter only via momentum conservation at each vertex. Correlators where the function of cross ratios is a monomial exhibit a remarkable recursive structure where n-point functions are built in terms of (n − 1)-point functions. To illustrate our discussion, we derive the simplex representation of n-point contact Witten diagrams in a holographic conformal field theory. This can be achieved through both a recursive method, as well as an approach based on the star-mesh transformation of electrical circuit theory. The resulting expression
for the function of cross ratios involves (n−2) integrations, which is an improvement (when n > 4) relative to the Mellin representation that involves n(n − 3)/2 integrations.
AdS-CFT Correspondence, Conformal Field Theory, Conformal and W Symmetry
Skenderis, Kostas
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McFadden, Paul
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Bzowski, Adam
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28 January 2021
Skenderis, Kostas
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McFadden, Paul
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Bzowski, Adam
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Skenderis, Kostas, McFadden, Paul and Bzowski, Adam
(2021)
Conformal correlators as simplex integrals in momentum space.
Journal of High Energy Physics, 2021 (1), [192].
(doi:10.1007/JHEP01(2021)192).
Abstract
We find the general solution of the conformal Ward identities for scalar n-point functions in momentum space and in general dimension. The solution is given in terms of integrals over (n − 1)-simplices in momentum space. The n operators are inserted at the n vertices of the simplex, and the momenta running between any two vertices of the simplex are the integration variables. The integrand involves an arbitrary function of momentum space cross ratios constructed from the integration variables, while the external momenta enter only via momentum conservation at each vertex. Correlators where the function of cross ratios is a monomial exhibit a remarkable recursive structure where n-point functions are built in terms of (n − 1)-point functions. To illustrate our discussion, we derive the simplex representation of n-point contact Witten diagrams in a holographic conformal field theory. This can be achieved through both a recursive method, as well as an approach based on the star-mesh transformation of electrical circuit theory. The resulting expression
for the function of cross ratios involves (n−2) integrations, which is an improvement (when n > 4) relative to the Mellin representation that involves n(n − 3)/2 integrations.
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Accepted/In Press date: 19 December 2020
e-pub ahead of print date: 28 January 2021
Published date: 28 January 2021
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AdS-CFT Correspondence, Conformal Field Theory, Conformal and W Symmetry
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