Quantum Gravity

Celestial CFT from Dimensional Reduction of CFTConfirmed

by Leonardo Pipolo de Gioia (ICTP SAIFR)

America/Toronto
PI/4-405 - Bob Room (Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics)

PI/4-405 - Bob Room

Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

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Description

The Celestial Holography conjecture posits the existence of a codimension two theory whose correlators compute the S-matrix in a conformal primary basis. Although resembling a CFT in several respects, the intrinsic definition of this proposed dual theory remains elusive. In this talk, I will discuss a conjecture suggesting that Celestial CFT (CCFT) is related to a dimensionally reduced CFT on the Lorentzian cylinder and present some concrete examples of celestial amplitudes constructed in this way.

Organised by

Laurent Freidel, Joshua Kirklin