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  "abstract": "We impose unitarity constraints on two-dimensional field theories whose symmetries form the quantum conformal Bondi-Metzner-Sachs algebra, which combines conformal symmetries with asymptotic symmetries of asymptotically flat spacetimes. Positivity constraints put bounds on the central charge, 0<c<2.053. Positivity of the associated vertex algebra allows only four central charges, c = 1, 3/2, 13/7, 2. Thus, only four candidates for unitary field theories remain. We calculate their spectra of primaries and show that they are compatible with BPS-like and holographic inequalities.",
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      "name": "Daniel Grumiller"
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      "name": "Iva Lovrekovic"
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  "published": "2026-09-07",
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  "title": "Unitary quantum conformal Bondi-Metzner-Sachs field theories",
  "title_text": "Unitary quantum conformal Bondi-Metzner-Sachs field theories",
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