Instability of complex CFTs with operators in the principal series

Abstract We prove the instability of d-dimensional conformal field theories (CFTs) having in the operator-product expansion of two fundamental fields a primary operator of scaling dimension h = d 2 $$ \frac{d}{2} $$ + i r, with non-vanishing r ∈ ℝ. From an AdS/CFT point of view, this corresponds to...

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Main Author: Dario Benedetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-05-01
Series:Journal of High Energy Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP05(2021)004