Conformal transformations as observables

DOI10.1023/A:1021242204872MaRDI QIDQ1868218zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors S. Köster

Publication date 27 April 2003

Published in Letters in Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/math-ph/0201016

zbMATH Keywords

conformal field theorychiral modelsspectrum conditionBorchers-Sugawara construction

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Finite-dimensional groups and algebras motivated by physics and their representations (81R05) Axiomatic quantum field theory; operator algebras (81T05) Two-dimensional field theories, conformal field theories, etc. in quantum mechanics (81T40) General theory of von Neumann algebras (46L10)

Abstract: C denotes either the conformal group in 3+1 dimensions, or in one chiral dimension. Let U be a unitary, strongly continuous representation of C satisfying the spectrum condition and inducing, by its adjoint action, automorphisms of a v.Neumann algebra A. We construct the unique inner representation U^A of the universal covering group of C implementing these automorphisms. U^A satisfies the spectrum condition and acts trivially on any U-invariant vector. This means in particular: Conformal transformations of a field theory having positive energy are weak limit points of local observables. Some immediate implications for chiral subnets are given. We propose the name ``Borchers-Sugawara construction.

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