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Monopoles in 2 + 1-dimensional conformal field theories with global U(1) symmetry

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In 2 + 1-dimensional conformal field theories with a global U(1) symmetry, monopoles can be introduced through a background gauge field that couples to the U(1) conserved current. We use the state-operator correspondence to calculate scaling dimensions of such monopole insertions. We obtain the next-to-leading term in the 1/N b expansion of the Wilson-Fisher fixed point in the theory of N b complex bosons.

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  1. Center for Theoretical Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, U.S.A.

    Silviu S. Pufu

  2. Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, U.S.A.

    Subir Sachdev

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Pufu, S.S., Sachdev, S. Monopoles in 2 + 1-dimensional conformal field theories with global U(1) symmetry. J. High Energ. Phys. 2013, 127 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP09(2013)127

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