Spectral sum rules for conformal field theories in arbitrary dimensions

DOI10.1007/JHEP07(2017)119zbMATH Open1380.81305arXiv1612.00609OpenAlexW3100534137WikidataQ106414596 ScholiaQ106414596MaRDI QIDQ1696320FDOQ1696320

Authors: Subham Dutta Chowdhury, Justin R. David, Shiroman Prakash 

Publication date: 14 February 2018

Published in: Journal of High Energy Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We derive spectral sum rules in the shear channel for conformal field theories at finite temperature in general $dgeq3$ dimensions. The sum rules result from the OPE of the stress tensor at high frequency as well as the hydrodynamic behaviour of the theory at low frequencies. The sum rule states that a weighted integral of the spectral density over frequencies is proportional to the energy density of the theory. We show that the proportionality constant can be written in terms the Hofman-Maldacena variables $t_2,t_4$ which determine the three point function of the stress tensor. For theories which admit a two derivative gravity dual this proportionality constant is given by $fracd2(d+1)$. We then use causality constraints and obtain bounds on the sum rule which are valid in any conformal field theory. Finally we demonstrate that the high frequency behaviour of the spectral function in the vector and the tensor channel are also determined by the Hofman-Maldacena variables.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1612.00609

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zbMATH Keywords

conformal field theoryfield theories in higher dimensionsAdS-CFT correspondence

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Two-dimensional field theories, conformal field theories, etc. in quantum mechanics (81T40)

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