Observables in Schrödinger CFTs have zero mass and transform in staggered pyramid representations built from alien operators, generalizing exceptional symmetry conservation laws.
Unitarity and Universality in non relativistic Conformal Field theory
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We relate the notion of unitarity of a $SL(2,\mathbf{R})$ invariant field theory with that of a Schrodinger field theory using the fact that $SL(2,\mathbf{R})$ is a subgroup of Schrodinger group. Exploiting $SL(2,\mathbf{R})$ unitarity, we derive the unitarity bounds and null conditions for a Schr\"odinger field theory (for the neutral as well as the charged sector). In non integer dimensions the theory is shown to be non-unitary. Furthermore, the use of $SL(2,\mathbf{R})$ subgroup opens up the possibility of borrowing results from 1D $SL(2,\mathbf{R})$ invariant field theory to explore Schrodinger field theory, in particular, the sector with zero charge. We explore the consequences of $SL(2,\mathbf{R})$ symmetry e.g. the convergence of operator product expansion in the kinematic limit, where all the operators (neutral and/or charged) are on same temporal slice ($x=constant$), the universal behavior of weighted spectral density function, existence of infinite number of $SL(2,\mathbf{R})$ primaries, the analytic behavior of three point function as a function of spatial separation. We discuss the implication of imposing parity invariance ($\tau\to-\tau$) in addition to Schrodinger invariance and emphasize its difference from time reversal ($\tau \to-\tau$ with charge conjugation).
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