Thu, 22 Jan 2026
12:45
L6

On Continuous Families of Conformal Field Theories

Vito Pellizzani
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Abstract

I will review an elegant, theory-independent argument that proves the existence of exactly marginal operators in the presence of a conformal manifold. The proof relies on a few technical assumptions, which I will discuss in detail. The rest of the discussion will be phrased in terms of conformal interfaces separating two CFTs on the conformal manifold, which we take as an opportunity to discuss the fundamentals of defect CFTs. The overarching topic into which this result fits is that of proving certain (AdS) swampland conjectures from CFT principles.

Tue, 03 Mar 2026

14:00 - 15:00
Online

TBC

Barbara Dembin
(University of Strasbourg)
Further Information

Part of the Oxford Discrete Maths and Probability Seminar, held via Zoom. Please see the seminar website for details.

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