On the Polyakov-Mellin bootstrap

Abstract We elaborate on some general aspects of the crossing symmetric approach of Polyakov to the conformal bootstrap, as recently formulated in Mellin space. This approach uses, as building blocks, Witten diagrams in AdS. We show the necessity for having contact Witten diagrams, in addition to th...

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Main Authors: Rajesh Gopakumar, Aninda Sinha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of High Energy Physics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/JHEP12(2018)040