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Liouville Conformal Field Theories in Higher Dimensions

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We consider a generalization of the two-dimensional Liouville conformal field theory to any number of even dimensions. The theories consist of a log-correlated scalar field with a background $\mathcal{Q}$-curvature charge and an exponential Liouville-type potential. The theories are non-unitary and conformally invariant. They localize semiclassically on solutions that describe manifolds with a constant negative $\mathcal{Q}$-curvature. We show that $C_T$ is independent of the $\mathcal{Q}$-curvature charge and is the same as that of a higher derivative scalar theory. We calculate the A-type Euler conformal anomaly of these theories. We study the correlation functions, derive an integral expression for them and calculate the three-point functions of light primary operators. The result is a higher-dimensional generalization of the two-dimensional DOZZ formula for the three-point function of such operators.

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M\"obius randomness in the Hartle-Hawking state

hep-th · 2025-05-05 · unverdicted · novelty 7.0

The Hartle-Hawking state for toroidal quantum cosmologies is expressed in the Langlands decomposition as a sum over zeta zeros whose near-singularity dynamics follow the Hilbert-Pólya Hamiltonian and as a Möbius average of CFT partition functions.

Inflation and topology from the no-boundary state

hep-th · 2026-05-06 · unverdicted · novelty 7.0

The no-boundary wavefunction on the 3-torus, summed over SL(3,Z) geometries using GL(3) automorphic forms, favors large inflating universes with N ≳ 250 e-folds and induces torus-moduli corrections to the CMB spectrum.

$\mathcal{N}=2$ Liouville SCFT in Four Dimensions

hep-th · 2019-07-21 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

Constructs an N=2 Liouville SCFT in 4D, shows no quantum correction to the classical background charge, finds c=0 and negative a depending on the charge, and derives integral expressions for superfield vertex operator correlators.

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  • M\"obius randomness in the Hartle-Hawking state hep-th · 2025-05-05 · unverdicted · none · ref 30 · internal anchor

    The Hartle-Hawking state for toroidal quantum cosmologies is expressed in the Langlands decomposition as a sum over zeta zeros whose near-singularity dynamics follow the Hilbert-Pólya Hamiltonian and as a Möbius average of CFT partition functions.

  • Inflation and topology from the no-boundary state hep-th · 2026-05-06 · unverdicted · none · ref 35

    The no-boundary wavefunction on the 3-torus, summed over SL(3,Z) geometries using GL(3) automorphic forms, favors large inflating universes with N ≳ 250 e-folds and induces torus-moduli corrections to the CMB spectrum.

  • $\mathcal{N}=2$ Liouville SCFT in Four Dimensions hep-th · 2019-07-21 · unverdicted · none · ref 4 · internal anchor

    Constructs an N=2 Liouville SCFT in 4D, shows no quantum correction to the classical background charge, finds c=0 and negative a depending on the charge, and derives integral expressions for superfield vertex operator correlators.