Conformal Field Theory and Torsion Elements of the Bloch Group

DOI10.1007/978-3-540-30308-4_2zbMATH Open1193.81092arXivhep-th/0404120OpenAlexW2161703618MaRDI QIDQ3417837FDOQ3417837

Authors: Werner Nahm 

Publication date: 31 January 2007

Published in: Frontiers in Number Theory, Physics, and Geometry II (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We argue that rational conformally invariant quantum field theories in two dimensions are closely related to torsion elements of the algebraic K-theory group K_3(C). If such a theory has an integrable matrix perturbation with purely elastic scattering matrix, then the partition function has a canonical sum representation. Its asymptotic behaviour is given in terms of the solution of an algebraic equation which can be read off from the scattering matrix. The solutions yield torsion elements of an extension of the Bloch group which seems to be equal to K_3(C). These algebraic equations are solved for integrable models given by arbitrary pairs of equations are solved for integrable models given by arbitrary pairs of A-type Cartan matrices. The paper should be readable by mathematicians.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0404120

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Connections of basic hypergeometric functions with quantum groups, Chevalley groups, (p)-adic groups, Hecke algebras, and related topics (33D80) Two-dimensional field theories, conformal field theories, etc. in quantum mechanics (81T40) Polylogarithms and relations with (K)-theory (11G55) Miscellaneous applications of number theory (11Z05) Higher logarithm functions (33B30) Higher symbols, Milnor (K)-theory (19D45)

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