A conformal field theory (CFT) is a quantum field theory that is invariant under conformal transformations. In two dimensions, there is an infinite-dimensional...

two-dimensional conformal field theory is a quantum field theory on a Euclidean two-dimensional space, that is invariant under local conformal transformations...

which eventually led to the development of conformal field theory, a special case of quantum field theory, which is presently utilized in different areas...

A conformal anomaly, scale anomaly, trace anomaly or Weyl anomaly is an anomaly, i.e. a quantum phenomenon that breaks the conformal symmetry of the classical...

Sitter/conformal field theory correspondence (frequently abbreviated as AdS/CFT) is a conjectured relationship between two kinds of physical theories. On...

In two-dimensional conformal field theory, Virasoro conformal blocks (named after Miguel Ángel Virasoro) are special functions that serve as building blocks...

superalgebra Lie supergroup Two-dimensional conformal field theory Virasoro algebra Mirror symmetry Conformal anomaly Conformal algebra Superconformal algebra Vertex...

Conformal cooling channel, in injection or blow moulding Conformal field theory in physics, such as: Boundary conformal field theory Coset conformal field...

The conformal bootstrap is a non-perturbative mathematical method to constrain and solve conformal field theories, i.e. models of particle physics or...

In theoretical physics, boundary conformal field theory (BCFT) is a conformal field theory defined on a spacetime with a boundary (or boundaries). Different...

which is important in conformal field theory and topological field theory, is named after him. His research deals with string theory, gravity, black holes...

In physics, Liouville field theory (or simply Liouville theory) is a two-dimensional conformal field theory whose classical equation of motion is a generalization...

in a general spacetime dimension displays inconsistencies due to the conformal anomaly. But, as was first noticed by Claud Lovelace, in a spacetime of...

conformal group. Conformal symmetry encompasses special conformal transformations and dilations. In three spatial plus one time dimensions, conformal...

expansions in the dimension d or in n, or using the conformal bootstrap approach. Its conformal data are functions of d and n, on which many results...

CERN. In 1971–1975, Sergio Ferrara did pioneering work on conformal field theory and the conformal bootstrap. In a series of papers written in collaboration...

Wess–Zumino–Novikov–Witten model, is a type of two-dimensional conformal field theory named after Julius Wess, Bruno Zumino, Sergei Novikov and Edward...

rational conformal field theory. In the context of quantum field theory, modular tensor categories are used to store algebraic data for rational conformal field...

transformations that preserve the conformal geometry of the space. Several specific conformal groups are particularly important: The conformal orthogonal group. If...

dimensions known as M-theory. In late 1997, theorists discovered an important relationship called the anti-de Sitter/conformal field theory correspondence (AdS/CFT...

presence of long-range background fields (such as gauge fields) are encoded in a two-dimensional conformal field theory defined on the worldsheet. For example...

is closely related to fusion rules and conformal blocks in conformal field theory, and in particular WZW theory. In the 1940s S. S. Chern and A. Weil studied...

theoretical physics, a logarithmic conformal field theory is a conformal field theory in which the correlators of the basic fields are allowed to be logarithmic...

In conformal geometry, a conformal Killing vector field on a manifold of dimension n with (pseudo) Riemannian metric g {\displaystyle g} (also called a...

two-dimensional conformal field theory. This terminology is now used both for D=2 and D>2. In d > 2 {\displaystyle d>2} dimensions conformal primary fields can be...

History of string theory Giddings, Steven B. (1999-10-04). "Boundary S-Matrix and the Anti–de Sitter Space to Conformal Field Theory Dictionary". Physical...

special conformal transformation is a linear fractional transformation that is not an affine transformation. Thus the generation of a special conformal transformation...

the Witt algebra. It is widely used in two-dimensional conformal field theory and in string theory. It is named after Miguel Ángel Virasoro. The Virasoro...

almost always invariant under the full conformal symmetry, and the study of such QFTs is conformal field theory (CFT). Operators in a CFT have a well-defined...

Russian physicist, known for his contributions to conformal field theory, statistical mechanics, string theory and condensed matter physics. He is widely regarded...