Scale and conformal invariance in field theory: a physical counterexample

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETB.2005.07.010zbMATH Open1247.74007arXivhep-th/0504197OpenAlexW2026819548WikidataQ56267525 ScholiaQ56267525MaRDI QIDQ451840FDOQ451840

Authors: Valentina Riva, John L. Cardy 

Publication date: 25 September 2012

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

Abstract: In this note, we illustrate how the two-dimensional theory of elasticity provides a physical example of field theory displaying scale but not conformal invariance.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0504197

zbMATH Keywords

theory of elasticityscale and conformal invariance in QFT

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Lagrangian formalism and Hamiltonian formalism in mechanics of particles and systems (70S05) Two-dimensional field theories, conformal field theories, etc. in quantum mechanics (81T40) Generalities, axiomatics, foundations of continuum mechanics of solids (74A99)

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