Why are all dualities conformal? Theory and practical consequences

DOI10.1016/J.NUCLPHYSB.2014.12.026zbMATH Open1328.81169arXiv1311.6711OpenAlexW2963317433MaRDI QIDQ901981FDOQ901981

Authors: Z. Nussinov, Gerardo Ortiz, Mohammad-Sadegh Vaezi 

Publication date: 6 January 2016

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

Abstract: We relate duality mappings to the "Babbage equation" F(F(z)) = z, with F a map linking weak- to strong-coupling theories. Under fairly general conditions F may only be a specific conformal transformation of the fractional linear type. This deep general result has enormous practical consequences. For example, one can establish that weak- and strong- coupling series expansions of arbitrarily large finite size systems are trivially related, i.e., after generating one of those series the other is automatically determined through a set of linear constraints between the series coefficients. This latter relation partially solve or, equivalently, localize the computational complexity of evaluating the series expansion to a simple fraction of those coefficients. As a bonus, those relations also encode non-trivial equalities between different geometric constructions in general dimensions, and connect derived coefficients to polytope volumes. We illustrate our findings by examining various models including, but not limited to, ferromagnetic and spin-glass Ising, and Ising gauge type theories on hypercubic lattices in 1< D <9 dimensions.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1311.6711

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Series expansions (e.g., Taylor, Lidstone series, but not Fourier series) (41A58) Perturbative methods of renormalization applied to problems in quantum field theory (81T15) Two-dimensional field theories, conformal field theories, etc. in quantum mechanics (81T40) Strong interaction, including quantum chromodynamics (81V05) Weak interaction in quantum theory (81V15) Lattice systems (Ising, dimer, Potts, etc.) and systems on graphs arising in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B20) Statistical mechanics of random media, disordered materials (including liquid crystals and spin glasses) (82D30) Statistical mechanics of magnetic materials (82D40)

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