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A study of quantum field theories in AdS at finite coupling

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We study the $O(N)$ and Gross-Neveu models at large $N$ on AdS$_{d+1}$ background. Thanks to the isometries of AdS, the observables in these theories are constrained by the SO$(d,2)$ conformal group even in the presence of mass deformations, as was discussed by Callan and Wilczek, and provide an interesting two-parameter family of quantities which interpolate between the S-matrices in flat space and the correlators in CFT with a boundary. For the actual computation, we judiciously use the spectral representation to resum loop diagrams in the bulk. After the resummation, the AdS $4$-particle scattering amplitude is given in terms of a single unknown function of the spectral parameter. We then "bootstrap" the unknown function by requiring the absence of double-trace operators in the boundary OPE. Our results are at leading nontrivial order in $\frac{1}{N}$, and include the full dependence on the quartic coupling, the mass parameters, and the AdS radius. In the bosonic $O(N)$ model we study both the massive phase and the symmetry-breaking phase, which exists even in AdS$_2$ evading Coleman's theorem, and identify the AdS analogue of a resonance in flat space. We then propose that symmetry breaking in AdS implies the existence of a conformal manifold in the boundary conformal theory. We also provide evidence for the existence of a critical point with bulk conformal symmetry, matching existing results and finding new ones for the conformal boundary conditions of the critical theories. For the Gross-Neveu model we find a bound state, which interpolates between the familiar bound state in flat space and the displacement operator at the critical point.

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Kontorovich-Lebedev-Fourier Space for de Sitter Correlators

hep-th · 2026-04-16 · unverdicted · novelty 8.0

A Kontorovich-Lebedev-Fourier space is built for (d+1)-dimensional de Sitter correlators from the Casimir operator of SO(1,d+1), producing rational propagators and Feynman rules that turn tree and loop diagrams into spectral integrals and orthogonality relations.

Crosscap Defects

hep-th · 2026-04-21 · unverdicted · novelty 7.0 · 2 refs

Crosscap defects are introduced in CFTs via Z2 quotients, with crossing equations derived and CFT data computed in the O(N) model at Gaussian and Wilson-Fisher points showing absent displacement and tilt operators for generic p.

The 2-Dimensional Dual of $\phi^4$ in AdS$_3$

hep-th · 2026-02-05 · unverdicted · novelty 7.0

The one-loop diagram in conformally coupled φ⁴ theory in AdS₃ is expressed as an infinite sum of tree-level diagrams, summed via number-theoretic conjectures to give analytic anomalous dimensions for all dual double-trace operators, with new results in t- and u-channels.

Extraordinary Surface Criticalities for Interacting Fermions

hep-th · 2026-04-16 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0 · 2 refs

Exact infrared solutions for surface criticalities in the Gross-Neveu-Yukawa model encode fermionic anomalies in surface dynamics and reveal emergent structures linked to a defect version of the CFT distance conjecture.

QFT as a set of ODEs

hep-th · 2026-01-07 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

Derives universal first-order ODEs governing the RG flow of boundary operator data (scaling dimensions, OPE and BOE coefficients) for 2D QFTs on hyperbolic space.

Loops Outside a Black Hole

hep-th · 2025-09-03 · conditional · novelty 6.0

Conjecture reducing bulk loop discontinuity integrals in black hole Schwinger-Keldysh geometry to exterior real-time finite-temperature loop integrals, checked at one to three loops for low-point functions.

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Showing 9 of 9 citing papers.

  • Conformal defects and Goldstone bosons in Anti-de Sitter space hep-th · 2026-05-13 · unverdicted · none · ref 6 · internal anchor

    Conformal defects in AdS host protected displacement and tilt operators that source bulk Goldstone-like modes with wavelength of order the AdS radius.

  • Neural Spectral Bias and Conformal Correlators I: Introduction and Applications hep-th · 2026-04-20 · unverdicted · none · ref 17

    Neural networks optimized solely on crossing symmetry reconstruct CFT correlators from minimal input data to few-percent accuracy across generalized free fields, minimal models, Ising, N=4 SYM, and AdS diagrams.

  • Kontorovich-Lebedev-Fourier Space for de Sitter Correlators hep-th · 2026-04-16 · unverdicted · none · ref 18

    A Kontorovich-Lebedev-Fourier space is built for (d+1)-dimensional de Sitter correlators from the Casimir operator of SO(1,d+1), producing rational propagators and Feynman rules that turn tree and loop diagrams into spectral integrals and orthogonality relations.

  • Crosscap Defects hep-th · 2026-04-21 · unverdicted · none · ref 54 · 2 links · internal anchor

    Crosscap defects are introduced in CFTs via Z2 quotients, with crossing equations derived and CFT data computed in the O(N) model at Gaussian and Wilson-Fisher points showing absent displacement and tilt operators for generic p.

  • The 2-Dimensional Dual of $\phi^4$ in AdS$_3$ hep-th · 2026-02-05 · unverdicted · none · ref 5 · internal anchor

    The one-loop diagram in conformally coupled φ⁴ theory in AdS₃ is expressed as an infinite sum of tree-level diagrams, summed via number-theoretic conjectures to give analytic anomalous dimensions for all dual double-trace operators, with new results in t- and u-channels.

  • Extraordinary Surface Criticalities for Interacting Fermions hep-th · 2026-04-16 · unverdicted · none · ref 96 · 2 links · internal anchor

    Exact infrared solutions for surface criticalities in the Gross-Neveu-Yukawa model encode fermionic anomalies in surface dynamics and reveal emergent structures linked to a defect version of the CFT distance conjecture.

  • QFT as a set of ODEs hep-th · 2026-01-07 · unverdicted · none · ref 35 · internal anchor

    Derives universal first-order ODEs governing the RG flow of boundary operator data (scaling dimensions, OPE and BOE coefficients) for 2D QFTs on hyperbolic space.

  • Loops Outside a Black Hole hep-th · 2025-09-03 · conditional · none · ref 44 · internal anchor

    Conjecture reducing bulk loop discontinuity integrals in black hole Schwinger-Keldysh geometry to exterior real-time finite-temperature loop integrals, checked at one to three loops for low-point functions.

  • Strongly Coupled Quantum Field Theory in Anti-de Sitter Spacetime hep-th · 2025-06-25 · unverdicted · none · ref 52 · internal anchor

    Develops a Functorial QFT approach and applies it to analyze the O(N) model in AdS, focusing on crossed-channel diagram contributions to conformal block decomposition in the non-singlet sector.