Hidden sl(2, R) symmetry in 2d CFTs and the wave function of 3d quantum gravity

DOI10.1088/1126-6708/2004/01/028zbMATH Open1243.81176arXivhep-th/0311069OpenAlexW1976594525MaRDI QIDQ438302FDOQ438302

Authors: F. Nitti, M. Porrati 

Publication date: 30 July 2012

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

Abstract: We show that all two-dimensional conformal field theories possess a hidden sl(2,R) affine symmetry. More precisely, we add appropriate ghost fields to an arbitrary CFT, and we use them to construct the currents of sl(2,R). We then define a BRST operator whose cohomology defines a physical subspace where the extended theory coincides with the original CFT. We use the sl(2,R) algebra to construct candidate wave functions for 3-d quantum gravity coupled to matter, and we discuss their viability.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0311069

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

String and superstring theories; other extended objects (e.g., branes) in quantum field theory (81T30) Two-dimensional field theories, conformal field theories, etc. in quantum mechanics (81T40) Analogues of general relativity in lower dimensions (83C80)

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