Conformal Field Theory (2026-27)
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General prerequisites:
Quantum Field Theory (MT)
Course term: Trinity
Course lecture information: 16 lectures
Course weight: 1
Course overview:
16 lectures. Made up of 8 x 2 hour slots.
Areas: PT, CMT
Assessment Type: Homework completion only
Areas: PT, CMT
Assessment Type: Homework completion only
Course synopsis:
1.- Motivation: RG flows and scale invariance.
2.- Conformal transformations.
3.- Consequence of conformal invariance.
4.- Radial quantization and the operator algebra.
5.- Conformal invariance in two dimensions.
6.- The Virasoro algebra.
7.- Minimal models.
8.- Conformal bootstrap in d > 2.
2.- Conformal transformations.
3.- Consequence of conformal invariance.
4.- Radial quantization and the operator algebra.
5.- Conformal invariance in two dimensions.
6.- The Virasoro algebra.
7.- Minimal models.
8.- Conformal bootstrap in d > 2.
Section outline
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Opens: Sunday, 25 April 2027, 12:00 AMDue: Wednesday, 12 May 2027, 11:59 PM
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Opens: Monday, 3 May 2027, 12:00 AMDue: Wednesday, 19 May 2027, 11:59 PM
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Opens: Monday, 10 May 2027, 12:00 AMDue: Wednesday, 26 May 2027, 11:59 PM
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Opens: Sunday, 16 May 2027, 12:00 AMDue: Wednesday, 2 June 2027, 11:59 PM
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Registration start: Monday, 19 April 2027, 12:00 PMRegistration end: Friday, 21 May 2027, 12:00 PM
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Class Tutor's Comments Assignment
Class tutors will use this activity to provide overall feedback to students at the end of the course.
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