Minicourse on Universality in the Epsilon-Expansion

In the course we introduce the “functional” re-formulation of the standard Perturbative RG (FPRG) and use it to classify universality classes in arbitrary dimension (i.e. CFTs) within the epsilon-expansion together with the determination of the epsilon-series for all the relative CFT data. One novelty of the approach is the ability to construct epsilon-series for the OPE coefficients and not only for the critical exponents (i.e. CFT scaling dimensions).

In the single component case, universality classes are represented by renormalizable scalar QFTs with self-interacting potentials of highest monomial φ^m below their upper critical dimensions d_c = 2m/(m -2). For even integers, m ≥ 4 these theories coincide with the Landau-Ginzburg description of multi-critical phenomena and interpolate with the unitary minimal CFTs in d = 2, while for odd m the theories are non-unitary CFTs and start at m = 3 with the Lee-Yang universality class. An important outcome of this functional analysis is the realization of the existence of a new non-trivial family of d = 3 universality classes with upper critical dimension d_c = 10/3.

The second part of the course will show how the FPRG formalism allows a straightforward generalization to the multicomponent scalar field case (arbitrary N) with almost no need for additional computations. We will explore many examples of known theories – including O(N), Potts and Cubic models – together with more recent topics like Platonic Field Theories and multicritical O(N) models.

Finally we present the recent full classification of d_c=4 and N = 2,3,4, d_c=6 and N=2,3 and d_c=10/3 and N=2 multicomponent universality classes and conclude with an overview of current research topics in the field.

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Lecturer:

• Alessandro Codello (UdelaR – Montevideo, Uruguay)

Organizers:

• Alessandro Codello (UdelaR – Montevideo, Uruguay)
• Alberto Tonero (Carleton University, Canada)

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From 2 – 4 pm on:

• July 12 – L1 – Functional Perturbative RG (1) – Loop expansion, renormalization, upper critical dimensions and beta functionals
• July 13 – L2 – Functional Perturbative RG (2) – Fixed points and classification of one component universality classe
• July  14 – L3 – CFT data in the epsilon expansion
• July  19 – L4 – Multi-component beta functionals with applications to O(N), Potts, Cubic and Platonic field theories
• July 20- L5 – General N RG flows and emergent symmetry
  
• July 21 – L6 – Classification of N=2 and N=3 universality classes and some new N=4 fixed points. Conclusion and open problems

Mathematica notebooks: HERE

Slides of the Lectures: HERE

2022-07-12

• 14:00 - Alessandro Codello (UdelaR): Functional Perturbative RG (1) – Loop expansion, renormalization, upper critical dimensions and beta functionals

2022-07-13

• 14:00 - Alessandro Codello (UdelaR): Functional Perturbative RG (2) – Fixed points and classification of one component universality classe

2022-07-14

• 14:00 - Alessandro Codello (UdelaR): CFT data in the epsilon expansion

2022-07-19

• 14:00 - Alessandro Codello (UdelaR): Multi-component beta functionals with applications to O(N), Potts, Cubic and Platonic field theories

2022-07-20

• 14:00 - Alessandro Codello (UdelaR): General N RG flows and emergent symmetry

2022-07-21

• 14:00 - Alessandro Codello (UdelaR): Classification of N=2 and N=3 universality classes and some new N=4 fixed points. Conclusion and open problems

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