Five-dimensional non-Lorentzian conformal field theories and their relation to six-dimensions

Lambert, N.; Lipstein, A.; Mouland, R.; Richmond, P.

Abstract

We study correlation functions in five-dimensional non-Lorentzian theories with an SU(1, 3) conformal symmetry. Examples of such theories have recently been obtained as Ω-deformed Yang-Mills Lagrangians arising from a null reduction of six-dimensional superconformal field theories on a conformally compactified Minkowski space. The correlators exhibit a rich structure with many novel properties compared to conventional correlators in Lorentzian conformal field theories. Moreover, identifying the instanton number with the Fourier mode number of the dimensional reduction offers a hope to formulate six-dimensional conformal field theories in terms of five-dimensional Lagrangian theories. To this end we show that the Fourier decompositions of six-dimensional correlation functions solve the Ward identities of the SU(1, 3) symmetry, although more general solutions are possible. Conversely we illustrate how one can reconstruct six-dimensional correlation functions from those of a five-dimensional theory, and do so explicitly at 2- and 3-points. We also show that, in a suitable decompactification limit Ω → 0, the correlation functions become those of the DLCQ description.

Citation

Lambert, N., Lipstein, A., Mouland, R., & Richmond, P. (2021). Five-dimensional non-Lorentzian conformal field theories and their relation to six-dimensions. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2021(3), Article 53. https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep03%282021%29053

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 25, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Mar 4, 2021
• Publication Date: 2021
• Deposit Date: Mar 7, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 9, 2021
• Journal: Journal of High Energy Physics
• Print ISSN: 1126-6708
• Publisher: Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 2021
• Issue: 3
• Article Number: 53
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep03%282021%29053