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A universal result on central charges in the presence of double-trace deformations

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We study large N conformal field theories perturbed by relevant double-trace deformations. Using the auxiliary field trick, or Hubbard-Stratonovich transformation, we show that in the infrared the theory flows to another CFT. The generating functionals of planar correlators in the ultraviolet and infrared CFT's are shown to be related by a Legendre transform. Our main result is a universal expression for the difference of the scale anomalies between the ultraviolet and infrared fixed points, which is of order 1 in the large N expansion. Our computations are entirely field theoretic, and the results are shown to agree with predictions from AdS/CFT. We also remark that a certain two-point function can be computed for all energy scales on both sides of the duality, with full agreement between the two and no scheme dependence.

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hep-th · 2026-06-29 · unverdicted · novelty 7.0

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Semiclassics at the cusp

hep-th · 2026-04-16 · unverdicted · novelty 7.0

A double-scaling semiclassical limit in the Abelian Higgs model computes the cusp anomalous dimension to NNLO in the gauge coupling while resumming scalar self-interactions to all orders, bridging perturbative and large-charge regimes.

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    Derives universal quadratic response of 3D CFT free energy to S^3 squashing proportional to c_T and constructs thermal effective action for high-T Seifert manifolds with explicit Wilson coefficients.

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    A double-scaling semiclassical limit in the Abelian Higgs model computes the cusp anomalous dimension to NNLO in the gauge coupling while resumming scalar self-interactions to all orders, bridging perturbative and large-charge regimes.

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    Develops a holographic realization of approximate higher-form symmetries via massive antisymmetric tensor fields and derives dualities between boundary theories from bulk Hodge dualities, including constraints on current-current correlators for self-dual cases.

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    Field theory models with Robin boundary conditions and modular invariance reproduce zero-winding holographic superconductor results in 2D CFTs and interpret fractional vortices via a Little-Parks toy model.

  • Notes on Tensor Models and Tensor Field Theories hep-th · 2019-07-08 · unverdicted · none · ref 102 · internal anchor

    Lecture notes introducing the 1/N expansion and melonic limit of tensor models, which yield new conformal field theories.