On conformal blocks, crossing kernels and multi-variable hypergeometric functions

DOI10.1007/JHEP10(2019)149zbMATH Open1427.81119arXiv1906.03135OpenAlexW3099785927WikidataQ127024317 ScholiaQ127024317MaRDI QIDQ2283455FDOQ2283455

Authors: Heng-Yu Chen, Hideki Kyono 

Publication date: 2 January 2020

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

Abstract: In this note, we present an alternative representation of the conformal block with external scalars in general spacetime dimensions in terms of a finite summation over Appell fourth hypergeometric function $$. We also construct its generalization to the non-local primary exchange operator with continuous spin and its corresponding Mellin representation which are relevant for Lorentzian spacetime. Using these results we apply the Lorentzian inversion formula to compute so-called crossing kernel in general spacetime dimensions, the resultant expression can be written as a double infinite summation over certain Kamp~{e} de F~{e}riet hypergeometric functions with the correct double trace operator singularity structures. We also include some complementary computations in AdS space, demonstrating the orthogonality of conformal blocks and performing the decompositions.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1906.03135

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zbMATH Keywords

conformal field theoryAdS-CFT correspondence

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Two-dimensional field theories, conformal field theories, etc. in quantum mechanics (81T40) Applications of hypergeometric functions (33C90)

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