Twist Gap and Global Symmetry in Two Dimensions

Abstract

We show that every compact, unitary two-dimensional CFT with an abelian conserved current has vanishing twist gap for charged primary fields with respect to the $\mathfrak{u}(1)\times$Virasoro algebra. This means that either the chiral algebra is enhanced by a charged primary field with zero twist or there is an infinite family of charged primary fields that accumulate to zero twist.

arXiv comment16 pages, 2 figures, v2: minor changes

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