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

DOI10.1088/1126-6708/2004/01/028MaRDI QIDQ438302zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors F. Nitti, M. Porrati

Publication date 30 July 2012

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

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

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)

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.

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