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Theory Group Seminar, 15 September 2015


David Simmons-Duffin, Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton

Bootstrapping 3d Fermions

abstract

We use bootstrap techniques to study 3d conformal field theories with fermionic operators. We find bounds on operator dimensions that appear to be nearly saturated by 3d Gross-Neveu models, suggesting that these theories, like the 3d Ising model, may be amenable to precise bootstrap computations. We also find features that are more mysterious, leading to speculation about possible new non-supersymmetric 3d CFTs.



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