372 research outputs found
Jordan cells in logarithmic limits of conformal field theory
It is discussed how a limiting procedure of conformal field theories may
result in logarithmic conformal field theories with Jordan cells of arbitrary
rank. This extends our work on rank-two Jordan cells. We also consider the
limits of certain three-point functions and find that they are compatible with
known results. The general construction is illustrated by logarithmic limits of
(unitary) minimal models in conformal field theory. Characters of
quasi-rational representations are found to emerge as the limits of the
associated irreducible Virasoro characters.Comment: 16 pages, v2: discussion of three-point functions and characters
included; ref. added, v3: version to be publishe
Polynomial Fusion Rings of Logarithmic Minimal Models
We identify quotient polynomial rings isomorphic to the recently found
fundamental fusion algebras of logarithmic minimal models.Comment: 18 page
W-Extended Fusion Algebra of Critical Percolation
Two-dimensional critical percolation is the member LM(2,3) of the infinite
series of Yang-Baxter integrable logarithmic minimal models LM(p,p'). We
consider the continuum scaling limit of this lattice model as a `rational'
logarithmic conformal field theory with extended W=W_{2,3} symmetry and use a
lattice approach on a strip to study the fundamental fusion rules in this
extended picture. We find that the representation content of the ensuing closed
fusion algebra contains 26 W-indecomposable representations with 8 rank-1
representations, 14 rank-2 representations and 4 rank-3 representations. We
identify these representations with suitable limits of Yang-Baxter integrable
boundary conditions on the lattice and obtain their associated W-extended
characters. The latter decompose as finite non-negative sums of W-irreducible
characters of which 13 are required. Implementation of fusion on the lattice
allows us to read off the fusion rules governing the fusion algebra of the 26
representations and to construct an explicit Cayley table. The closure of these
representations among themselves under fusion is remarkable confirmation of the
proposed extended symmetry.Comment: 30 page
Refined conformal spectra in the dimer model
Working with Lieb's transfer matrix for the dimer model, we point out that
the full set of dimer configurations may be partitioned into disjoint subsets
(sectors) closed under the action of the transfer matrix. These sectors are
labelled by an integer or half-integer quantum number we call the variation
index. In the continuum scaling limit, each sector gives rise to a
representation of the Virasoro algebra. We determine the corresponding
conformal partition functions and their finitizations, and observe an
intriguing link to the Ramond and Neveu-Schwarz sectors of the critical dense
polymer model as described by a conformal field theory with central charge
c=-2.Comment: 44 page
W-extended Kac representations and integrable boundary conditions in the logarithmic minimal models WLM(1,p)
We construct new Yang-Baxter integrable boundary conditions in the lattice
approach to the logarithmic minimal model WLM(1,p) giving rise to reducible yet
indecomposable representations of rank 1 in the continuum scaling limit. We
interpret these W-extended Kac representations as finitely-generated W-extended
Feigin-Fuchs modules over the triplet W-algebra W(p). The W-extended fusion
rules of these representations are inferred from the recently conjectured
Virasoro fusion rules of the Kac representations in the underlying logarithmic
minimal model LM(1,p). We also introduce the modules contragredient to the
W-extended Kac modules and work out the correspondingly-extended fusion
algebra. Our results are in accordance with the Kazhdan-Lusztig dual of tensor
products of modules over the restricted quantum universal enveloping algebra
at . Finally, polynomial fusion rings
isomorphic with the various fusion algebras are determined, and the
corresponding Grothendieck ring of characters is identified.Comment: 28 page
Wind on the boundary for the Abelian sandpile model
We continue our investigation of the two-dimensional Abelian sandpile model
in terms of a logarithmic conformal field theory with central charge c=-2, by
introducing two new boundary conditions. These have two unusual features: they
carry an intrinsic orientation, and, more strangely, they cannot be imposed
uniformly on a whole boundary (like the edge of a cylinder). They lead to seven
new boundary condition changing fields, some of them being in highest weight
representations (weights -1/8, 0 and 3/8), some others belonging to
indecomposable representations with rank 2 Jordan cells (lowest weights 0 and
1). Their fusion algebra appears to be in full agreement with the fusion rules
conjectured by Gaberdiel and Kausch.Comment: 26 pages, 4 figure
Solvable Critical Dense Polymers
A lattice model of critical dense polymers is solved exactly for finite
strips. The model is the first member of the principal series of the recently
introduced logarithmic minimal models. The key to the solution is a functional
equation in the form of an inversion identity satisfied by the commuting
double-row transfer matrices. This is established directly in the planar
Temperley-Lieb algebra and holds independently of the space of link states on
which the transfer matrices act. Different sectors are obtained by acting on
link states with s-1 defects where s=1,2,3,... is an extended Kac label. The
bulk and boundary free energies and finite-size corrections are obtained from
the Euler-Maclaurin formula. The eigenvalues of the transfer matrix are
classified by the physical combinatorics of the patterns of zeros in the
complex spectral-parameter plane. This yields a selection rule for the
physically relevant solutions to the inversion identity and explicit finitized
characters for the associated quasi-rational representations. In particular, in
the scaling limit, we confirm the central charge c=-2 and conformal weights
Delta_s=((2-s)^2-1)/8 for s=1,2,3,.... We also discuss a diagrammatic
implementation of fusion and show with examples how indecomposable
representations arise. We examine the structure of these representations and
present a conjecture for the general fusion rules within our framework.Comment: 35 pages, v2: comments and references adde
Fusion algebra of critical percolation
We present an explicit conjecture for the chiral fusion algebra of critical
percolation considering Virasoro representations with no enlarged or extended
symmetry algebra. The representations we take to generate fusion are countably
infinite in number. The ensuing fusion rules are quasi-rational in the sense
that the fusion of a finite number of these representations decomposes into a
finite direct sum of these representations. The fusion rules are commutative,
associative and exhibit an sl(2) structure. They involve representations which
we call Kac representations of which some are reducible yet indecomposable
representations of rank 1. In particular, the identity of the fusion algebra is
a reducible yet indecomposable Kac representation of rank 1. We make detailed
comparisons of our fusion rules with the recent results of Eberle-Flohr and
Read-Saleur. Notably, in agreement with Eberle-Flohr, we find the appearance of
indecomposable representations of rank 3. Our fusion rules are supported by
extensive numerical studies of an integrable lattice model of critical
percolation. Details of our lattice findings and numerical results will be
presented elsewhere.Comment: 12 pages, v2: comments and references adde
Geometric Exponents, SLE and Logarithmic Minimal Models
In statistical mechanics, observables are usually related to local degrees of
freedom such as the Q < 4 distinct states of the Q-state Potts models or the
heights of the restricted solid-on-solid models. In the continuum scaling
limit, these models are described by rational conformal field theories, namely
the minimal models M(p,p') for suitable p, p'. More generally, as in stochastic
Loewner evolution (SLE_kappa), one can consider observables related to nonlocal
degrees of freedom such as paths or boundaries of clusters. This leads to
fractal dimensions or geometric exponents related to values of conformal
dimensions not found among the finite sets of values allowed by the rational
minimal models. Working in the context of a loop gas with loop fugacity beta =
-2 cos(4 pi/kappa), we use Monte Carlo simulations to measure the fractal
dimensions of various geometric objects such as paths and the generalizations
of cluster mass, cluster hull, external perimeter and red bonds. Specializing
to the case where the SLE parameter kappa = 4p'/p is rational with p < p', we
argue that the geometric exponents are related to conformal dimensions found in
the infinitely extended Kac tables of the logarithmic minimal models LM(p,p').
These theories describe lattice systems with nonlocal degrees of freedom. We
present results for critical dense polymers LM(1,2), critical percolation
LM(2,3), the logarithmic Ising model LM(3,4), the logarithmic tricritical Ising
model LM(4,5) as well as LM(3,5). Our results are compared with rigourous
results from SLE_kappa, with predictions from theoretical physics and with
other numerical experiments. Throughout, we emphasize the relationships between
SLE_kappa, geometric exponents and the conformal dimensions of the underlying
CFTs.Comment: Added reference
Integrable Boundary Conditions and W-Extended Fusion in the Logarithmic Minimal Models LM(1,p)
We consider the logarithmic minimal models LM(1,p) as `rational' logarithmic
conformal field theories with extended W symmetry. To make contact with the
extended picture starting from the lattice, we identify 4p-2 boundary
conditions as specific limits of integrable boundary conditions of the
underlying Yang-Baxter integrable lattice models. Specifically, we identify 2p
integrable boundary conditions to match the 2p known irreducible
W-representations. These 2p extended representations naturally decompose into
infinite sums of the irreducible Virasoro representations (r,s). A further 2p-2
reducible yet indecomposable W-representations of rank 2 are generated by
fusion and these decompose as infinite sums of indecomposable rank-2 Virasoro
representations. The fusion rules in the extended picture are deduced from the
known fusion rules for the Virasoro representations of LM(1,p) and are found to
be in agreement with previous works. The closure of the fusion algebra on a
finite number of representations in the extended picture is remarkable
confirmation of the consistency of the lattice approach.Comment: 15 page
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