Logarithmic conformal field theory
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In theoretical physics
, a logarithmic conformal field theory is a generalization of the concept of (usually two-dimensional) conformal field theory
in which the correlator
s of the basic fields are allowed to be multiply valued and be functions of the logarithm
of the separation of the operators.
Theoretical physics
Theoretical physics is a branch of physics which employs mathematical models and abstractions of physics to rationalize, explain and predict natural phenomena...
, a logarithmic conformal field theory is a generalization of the concept of (usually two-dimensional) conformal field theory
Conformal field theory
A conformal field theory is a quantum field theory that is invariant under conformal transformations...
in which the correlator
Correlator
Correlator may refer to:* Correlation function * An optical correlator* A leak noise correlator* A correlation function...
s of the basic fields are allowed to be multiply valued and be functions of the logarithm
Logarithm
The logarithm of a number is the exponent by which another fixed value, the base, has to be raised to produce that number. For example, the logarithm of 1000 to base 10 is 3, because 1000 is 10 to the power 3: More generally, if x = by, then y is the logarithm of x to base b, and is written...
of the separation of the operators.