The conformal bootstrap: Theory, numerical techniques, and applications

D Poland, S Rychkov, A Vichi - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2019 - APS
Conformal field theories have been long known to describe the fascinating universal physics
of scale invariant critical points. They describe continuous phase transitions in fluids …

[HTML][HTML] Selected topics in analytic conformal bootstrap: A guided journey

A Bissi, A Sinha, X Zhou - Physics Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
This review aims to offer a pedagogical introduction to the analytic conformal bootstrap
program via a journey through selected topics. We review analytic methods which include …

Multiplets of superconformal symmetry in diverse dimensions

C Cordova, TT Dumitrescu, K Intriligator - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2019 - Springer
A bstract We systematically analyze the operator content of unitary superconformal
multiplets in d≥ 3 spacetime dimensions. We present a simple, general, and efficient …

Infinite chiral symmetry in four dimensions

C Beem, M Lemos, P Liendo, W Peelaers… - … in Mathematical Physics, 2015 - Springer
We describe a new correspondence between four-dimensional conformal field theories with
extended supersymmetry and two-dimensional chiral algebras. The meromorphic …

Gluon scattering in AdS from CFT

LF Alday, C Behan, P Ferrero, X Zhou - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2021 - Springer
A bstract We present a systematic study of holographic correlators in a vast array of SCFTs
with non-maximal superconformal symmetry. These theories include 4d\(\mathcal {N}\)= 2 …

Bootstrapping mixed correlators in the 3D Ising model

F Kos, D Poland, D Simmons-Duffin - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2014 - Springer
A bstract We study the conformal bootstrap for systems of correlators involving nonidentical
operators. The constraints of crossing symmetry and unitarity for such mixed correlators can …

The giant graviton expansion

D Gaiotto, JH Lee - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2024 - Springer
A bstract We propose and test a novel conjectural relation satisfied by the superconformal
index of maximally supersymmetric U (N) gauge theory in four dimensions. Analogous …

20′ five-point function from AdS5× S5 supergravity

V Gonçalves, R Pereira, X Zhou - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2019 - Springer
A bstract We develop new techniques to compute five-point correlation functions from IIB
supergravity on AdS5× S 5. Our methods rely entirely on symmetry and general con-sistency …

Deformations of superconformal theories

C Córdova, TT Dumitrescu, K Intriligator - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2016 - Springer
A bstract We classify possible supersymmetry-preserving relevant, marginal, and irrelevant
deformations of unitary superconformal theories in d≥ 3 dimensions. Our method only relies …

Top down approach to 6D SCFTs

JJ Heckman, T Rudelius - Journal of Physics A: Mathematical …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Six-dimensional (6D) superconformal field theories (SCFTs) occupy a central place
in the study of quantum field theories encountered in high energy theory. This article reviews …