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Method of images in defect conformal field theories
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We propose a prescription for describing correlation functions in higher-dimensional defect conformal field theories (DCFTs) by those in ancillary conformal field theories (CFTs) without defects, which is a vast generalization of the image method in two-dimensional boundary CFTs. A correlation function of $n$ operators inserted away from a defect in a DCFT is represented by a correlation function of $2n$ operators in the ancillary CFT, each pair of which is placed symmetrically with respect to the defect. For scalar operators, we establish the correspondence by matching the constraints on correlation functions imposed by conformal symmetry on both sides. Our method has potential to shed light on new aspects of DCFTs from the viewpoint of conventional CFTs.
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