Averaging over moduli in deformed WZW models

From MaRDI portal
Publication:2237686

DOI10.1007/JHEP09(2021)185zbMATH Open1472.81206arXiv2105.12594MaRDI QIDQ2237686FDOQ2237686


Authors: Junkai Dong, Yikun Jiang, Thomas E. Hartman Edit this on Wikidata


Publication date: 27 October 2021

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

Abstract: WZW models live on a moduli space parameterized by current-current deformations. The moduli space defines an ensemble of conformal field theories, which generically have N abelian conserved currents and central charge c>N. We calculate the average partition function and show that it can be interpreted as a sum over 3-manifolds. This suggests that the ensemble-averaged theory has a holographic dual, generalizing recent results on Narain CFTs. The bulk theory, at the perturbative level, is identified as U(1)2N Chern-Simons theory coupled to additional matter fields. From a mathematical perspective, our principal result is a Siegel-Weil formula for the characters of an affine Lie algebra.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2105.12594




Recommendations




Cites Work


Cited In (16)





This page was built for publication: Averaging over moduli in deformed WZW models

Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q2237686)