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We define circuits given by unitary representations of Lorentzian conformal field theory in 3 and 4 dimensions. Our circuits start from a spinning primary state, allowing us to generalize formulas for the circuit complexity obtained from circuits starting from scalar primary states. These results are nicely reproduced in terms of the geometry of coadjoint orbits of the conformal group. In contrast to the complexity geometry obtained from scalar primary states, the geometry is more complicated and the existence of conjugate points, signaling the saturation of complexity, remains open.
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de Mello Koch, R., Kim, M. & Van Zyl, H.J.R. Complexity from spinning primaries. J. High Energ. Phys. 2021, 30 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP12(2021)030
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