Four-twist effects and monodromy in symmetric orbifold CFTs

Abstract Symmetric orbifold CFTs contain twist operators that can join and split copies of the CFT, leading to the creation of pairs from the vacuum. In this paper, we study the pair creation processes involving four twist-2 operators. In addition to the pair creation previously observed purely in t...

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Main Authors: Bin Guo, Shaun D. Hampton
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Published: SpringerOpen 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP02(2025)180
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description Abstract Symmetric orbifold CFTs contain twist operators that can join and split copies of the CFT, leading to the creation of pairs from the vacuum. In this paper, we study the pair creation processes involving four twist-2 operators. In addition to the pair creation previously observed purely in the left or right moving sectors, we find a novel mixing between left and right movers during pair creation. This phenomenon arises from nontrivial monodromy conditions that originate from a genus-one covering surface, where left and right movers become coupled through the torus.
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spelling doaj-art-e0425d51a3f04635af186621e9e4cbc82025-08-20T03:04:16ZengSpringerOpenJournal of High Energy Physics1029-84792025-02-012025213810.1007/JHEP02(2025)180Four-twist effects and monodromy in symmetric orbifold CFTsBin Guo0Shaun D. Hampton1Institut für Theoretische Physik, ETH ZürichSchool of Physics, Korea Institute for Advanced StudyAbstract Symmetric orbifold CFTs contain twist operators that can join and split copies of the CFT, leading to the creation of pairs from the vacuum. In this paper, we study the pair creation processes involving four twist-2 operators. In addition to the pair creation previously observed purely in the left or right moving sectors, we find a novel mixing between left and right movers during pair creation. This phenomenon arises from nontrivial monodromy conditions that originate from a genus-one covering surface, where left and right movers become coupled through the torus.https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP02(2025)180Field Theories in Lower DimensionsScale and Conformal Symmetries
spellingShingle Bin Guo
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Four-twist effects and monodromy in symmetric orbifold CFTs
Journal of High Energy Physics
Field Theories in Lower Dimensions
Scale and Conformal Symmetries
title Four-twist effects and monodromy in symmetric orbifold CFTs
title_full Four-twist effects and monodromy in symmetric orbifold CFTs
title_fullStr Four-twist effects and monodromy in symmetric orbifold CFTs
title_full_unstemmed Four-twist effects and monodromy in symmetric orbifold CFTs
title_short Four-twist effects and monodromy in symmetric orbifold CFTs
title_sort four twist effects and monodromy in symmetric orbifold cfts
topic Field Theories in Lower Dimensions
Scale and Conformal Symmetries
url https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP02(2025)180
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