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What Maxwell Theory in D<>4 teaches us about scale and conformal invariance

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The free Maxwell theory in D<>4 dimensions provides a physical example of a unitary, scale invariant theory which is NOT conformally invariant. The easiest way to see this is that the field strength operator F_mn is neither a primary nor a descendant. We show how conformal multiplets can be completed, and conformality restored, by adding new local operators to the theory. In D>=5, this can only be done by sacrificing unitarity of the extended Hilbert space. We analyze the full symmetry structure of the extended theory, which turns out to be related to the OSp(D,2|2) superalgebra.

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Does hot QCD have a conformal manifold in the chiral limit?

hep-th · 2026-03-10 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

An 't Hooft anomaly at general imaginary baryon chemical potential constrains the QCD chiral transition to three minimal CFT scenarios, with the favored one for N_f >= 3 featuring a conformal manifold of theta_B-dependent universality classes with an exactly marginal operator tied to baryon density.

Bulk-to-bulk photon propagator in AdS

hep-th · 2025-10-27 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

Derives photon bulk-to-bulk propagators in AdS in multiple gauges by tensor decomposition and form-factor solution, recovering prior results and adding new expressions with improved IR behavior in Fried-Yennie gauge.

Universalities of Defects in Quantum Field Theories

hep-th · 2026-05-20 · unverdicted · novelty 4.0

A dissertation synthesizing universal aspects of defect dynamics in QFT through symmetry principles across defect RG flows, effective strings, and quantum gas impurities.

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  • Does hot QCD have a conformal manifold in the chiral limit? hep-th · 2026-03-10 · unverdicted · none · ref 53 · internal anchor

    An 't Hooft anomaly at general imaginary baryon chemical potential constrains the QCD chiral transition to three minimal CFT scenarios, with the favored one for N_f >= 3 featuring a conformal manifold of theta_B-dependent universality classes with an exactly marginal operator tied to baryon density.

  • Bulk-to-bulk photon propagator in AdS hep-th · 2025-10-27 · unverdicted · none · ref 65 · internal anchor

    Derives photon bulk-to-bulk propagators in AdS in multiple gauges by tensor decomposition and form-factor solution, recovering prior results and adding new expressions with improved IR behavior in Fried-Yennie gauge.

  • Universalities of Defects in Quantum Field Theories hep-th · 2026-05-20 · unverdicted · none · ref 28 · internal anchor

    A dissertation synthesizing universal aspects of defect dynamics in QFT through symmetry principles across defect RG flows, effective strings, and quantum gas impurities.