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How to confirm that a QFT is a conformal field theory (CFT) at the quantum level?
My question is: Given a QFT, what's the usual/reliable/logical way to confirm that it's a CFT at the quantum level? Here are some explanations about why I ask this question.
I have learned a lot about ...
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How do anomalies work in the causal formulation of QFT?
In the Epstein-Glaser formulation of a QFT, the would-be divergences are taken care of by meticulously splitting the distributions that appear in the construction of the $S$-matrix (or correlation ...
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Why does renormalization need an unbroken symmetry?
Common wisdom is that for a QFT to be renormalizable it must be invariant under a symmetry transformation. Why does renormalization need an unbroken symmetry? Which is the first publication that ...
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