Associative-algebraic approach to logarithmic conformal field theories

DOI10.1016/J.NUCLPHYSB.2007.03.033zbMATH Open1200.81136arXivhep-th/0701117OpenAlexW1969148706MaRDI QIDQ2372858FDOQ2372858

Authors: N. Read, H. Saleur 

Publication date: 2 August 2007

Published in: Nuclear Physics B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We set up a strategy for studying large families of logarithmic conformal field theories by using the enlarged symmetries and non--semi-simple associative algebras appearing in their lattice regularizations (as discussed in a companion paper). Here we work out in detail two examples of theories derived as the continuum limit of XXZ spin-1/2 chains, which are related to spin chains with supersymmetry algebras gl($n|n$) and gl($n+1|n$), respectively, with open (or free) boundary conditions in all cases. These theories can also be viewed as vertex models, or as loop models. Their continuum limits are boundary conformal field theories (CFTs) with central charge $c=-2$ and $c=0$ respectively, and in the loop interpretation they describe dense polymers and the boundaries of critical percolation clusters, respectively. We also discuss the case of dilute (critical) polymers as another boundary CFT with $c=0$. Within the supersymmetric formulations, these boundary CFTs describe the fixed points of certain nonlinear sigma models that have a supercoset space as the target manifold, and of Landau-Ginzburg field theories. The submodule structures of indecomposable representations of the Virasoro algebra appearing in the boundary CFT, representing local fields, are derived from the lattice. A central result is the derivation of the fusion rules for these fields.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0701117

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Infinite-dimensional Lie (super)algebras (17B65) Infinite-dimensional groups and algebras motivated by physics, including Virasoro, Kac-Moody, (W)-algebras and other current algebras and their representations (81R10) Two-dimensional field theories, conformal field theories, etc. in quantum mechanics (81T40) Lattice systems (Ising, dimer, Potts, etc.) and systems on graphs arising in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B20) Continuum limits in quantum field theory (81T27)

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