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Conformal correlator systems
Abstract
In critical limits of statistical models, there exist non-local correlators that are conformally covariant without belonging to a conformal field theory. To describe such correlators, we define conformal correlator systems, whose axioms are weaker than those of CFT. As a result, N-point correlators are determined by $4$-point correlators, instead of $3$-point correlators in CFT. In two dimensions, conformal spins may take arbitrary complex values, leading to correlators with nontrivial monodromies. We show that sphere $4$-point correlators and torus $1$-point correlators obey nontrivial monodromy constraints. We construct correlators with abelian monodromies in free bosonic theories and in critical loop models.
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BibTeX
@misc{ribault2026conformal,
title = {{Conformal correlator systems}},
author = {Sylvain Ribault},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2609.31237},
eprint = {2609.31237},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.31237},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Conformal correlator systems
AU - Sylvain Ribault
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/25
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2609.31237
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.31237
AB - In critical limits of statistical models, there exist non-local correlators that are conformally covariant without belonging to a conformal field theory. To describe such correlators, we define conformal correlator systems, whose axioms are weaker than those of CFT. As a result, N-point correlators are determined by $4$-point correlators, instead of $3$-point correlators in CFT. In two dimensions, conformal spins may take arbitrary complex values, leading to correlators with nontrivial monodromies. We show that sphere $4$-point correlators and torus $1$-point correlators obey nontrivial monodromy constraints. We construct correlators with abelian monodromies in free bosonic theories and in critical loop models.
ER -