A conformal field theory (CFT) is a quantum field theory also recognized as a statistical mechanics model at the critical point, that is invariant under conformal transformations i.e. transformations that preserve angles but not lengths. Conformal field theory is often studied in two dimensions where there is an infinite-dimensional group of local conformal transformations, described by the holomorphic functions. Conformal field theory has important applications in string theory, statistical mechanics, and condensed matter physics. The theory was first proposed by Leigh Page and Norman I. Adams.
Read more about Conformal Field Theory: Scale Invariance Vs. Conformal Invariance, Two-dimensional Conformal Field Theory, Conformal Symmetry, Conformal Field Theory in More Than Two Dimensions
Famous quotes containing the words field and/or theory:
“Something told the wild geese
It was time to go.
Though the fields lay golden
Something whispered—”Snow.””
—Rachel Lyman Field (1894–1942)
“Psychotherapy—The theory that the patient will probably get well anyway, and is certainly a damned ijjit.”
—H.L. (Henry Lewis)