Free Quantum Fields in 4D and Calabi-Yau Spaces

Robert de Mello Koch, Phumudzo Rabambi, Randle Rabe, and Sanjaye Ramgoolam
Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 161602 – Published 16 October 2017

Abstract

We develop general counting formulas for primary fields in free four dimensional (4D) scalar conformal field theory (CFT). Using a duality map between primary operators in scalar field theory and multivariable polynomial functions subject to differential constraints, we identify a sector of holomorphic primary fields corresponding to polynomial functions on a class of permutation orbifolds. These orbifolds have palindromic Hilbert series, which indicates they are Calabi-Yau orbifolds. We construct the unique top-dimensional holomorphic form expected from the Calabi-Yau property. This sector includes and extends previous constructions of infinite families of primary fields. We sketch the generalization of these results to free 4D vector and matrix CFTs.

  • Received 11 May 2017

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.161602

© 2017 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Particles & Fields

Authors & Affiliations

Robert de Mello Koch1,*, Phumudzo Rabambi1,†, Randle Rabe1,‡, and Sanjaye Ramgoolam1,2,§

  • 1School of Physics and Mandelstam Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Witwatersrand, Wits, 2050, South Africa
  • 2Centre for Research in String Theory and School of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS United Kingdom

  • *robert@neo.phys.wits.ac.za
  • 457990@students.wits.ac.za
  • randlerabe@gmail.com
  • §s.ramgoolam@qmul.ac.uk

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Vol. 119, Iss. 16 — 20 October 2017

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