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arxiv: 1711.00016 · v2 · pith:DAWOXWAEnew · submitted 2017-10-31 · ✦ hep-th

Bootstrapping the (A₁,A₂) Argyres-Douglas theory

classification ✦ hep-th
keywords argyres-douglasnumericaltheorybootstrapboundschiralmultipletsrigorous
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We apply bootstrap techniques in order to constrain the CFT data of the $(A_1,A_2)$ Argyres-Douglas theory, which is arguably the simplest of the Argyres-Douglas models. We study the four-point function of its single Coulomb branch chiral ring generator and put numerical bounds on the low-lying spectrum of the theory. Of particular interest is an infinite family of semi-short multiplets labeled by the spin $\ell$. Although the conformal dimensions of these multiplets are protected, their three-point functions are not. Using the numerical bootstrap we impose rigorous upper and lower bounds on their values for spins up to $\ell=20$. Through a recently obtained inversion formula, we also estimate them for sufficiently large $\ell$, and the comparison of both approaches shows consistent results. We also give a rigorous numerical range for the OPE coefficient of the next operator in the chiral ring, and estimates for the dimension of the first R-symmetry neutral non-protected multiplet for small spin.

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