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hep-th2026
Chiral Tube Algebras I: Topological Defect Lines, Twisted Modules, and Finite Gauging
Nathan Benjamin, Ho Tat Lam, Conghuan Luo
Chiral algebras and topological defect lines (TDLs) represent two complementary notions of symmetry in 2d conformal field theories. In this paper, we introduce chiral tube algebras…
hep-th2026
Descending into the Modular Bootstrap
Nathan Benjamin, A. Liam Fitzpatrick, Wei Li +1
In this paper, we attempt to explore the landscape of two-dimensional conformal field theories (2d CFTs) by efficiently searching for numerical solutions to the modular bootstrap e…
hep-th2024
Universal Asymptotics for High Energy CFT Data
Nathan Benjamin, Jaeha Lee, Hirosi Ooguri +1
Equilibrium finite temperature observables of a CFT can be described by a local effective action for background fields -- a "thermal effective action." This effective action determ…