Correlators of the symmetric product orbifold
Andrea Dei, Lorenz Eberhardt
Abstract
A bstract We exploit null vectors of the fractional Virasoro algebra of the symmetric product orbifold to compute correlation functions of twist fields in the large N limit. This yields a new method to derive correlation functions in these orbifold CFTs that is purely based on the symmetry algebra. We explore various generalisations, such as subleading (torus) contributions or correlation functions of other fields than the bare twist fields. We comment on the consequences of our computation for the AdS 3 / CFT 2 correspondence.
Topics & Concepts
OrbifoldPhysicsTwistOperator product expansionProduct (mathematics)Correlation function (quantum field theory)Symmetry (geometry)ComputationConformal mapTriple productMathematical physicsConformal field theoryCorrelationPure mathematicsCross productMinimal modelsSymmetry groupTheoretical physicsFunction (biology)Conformal symmetrySuperconformal algebraField (mathematics)Null (SQL)Algebraic structures and combinatorial modelsAlgebraic Geometry and Number TheoryHomotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology