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arxiv 2501.06616 v2 pith:5F5RN2XU submitted 2025-01-11 math-ph hep-thmath.MP

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These are the notes on two-dimensional conformal field theory, based on a lecture course for graduate math students, given by P.M. in fall 2022 at the University of Notre Dame. These notes are intended to be substantially reworked and expanded in coauthorship with Nicolai Reshetikhin.

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